local public and nonprofit elementary and secondary school environmental education programs, and to assist in the development of such programs. [L. 1971, ch. 279, sec. 3, eff. Aug. 4, 1971.]

SEC. 18A:6-83. Regional environmental education centers and facilities; operation and development.-The Commissioner of Education in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection is hereby authorized to designate and operate and develop Regional Environmental Education Centers and facilities for the purposes of assisting in the development of environmental education programs in each school district and providing environmental education instruction to public and nonprofit elementary and secondary students and teachers. [L. 1971, ch. 279, sec. 4, eff. Aug. 4, 1971.]

SEC. 18A:6-84. Application for designation as regional environmental education center.-Any public or nonprofit educational agency may apply to the Commissioner of Education for designation as a Regional Environmental Education Center. [L. 1971, ch. 279, sec. 5, eff. Aug. 4, 1971.]

SEC. 18A:6-85. Approval of courses of study and schedule of fees.-Courses of study and schedules of fees of Regional Environmental Education Centers shall be subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Education and the State Board. [L. 1971, ch. 279, sec. 6, eff. Aug. 4, 1971.]

SEC. 18A:6-86. Subjects of courses of study.-Instruction at Regional Environmental Education Centers shall include, but not be limited to the study of man and his environments, and problems of environmental pollution, erosion and survival as they relate to the fields of ecology and other sciences, social sciences, language arts, mathematics, the arts and humanities. [L. 1971, ch. 279, sec. 7, eff. Aug. 4, 1971.]

SEC. 18A:6-87. Use of services and facilities of centers by school pupils; schedules.— Any public or nonprofit school in the State may arrange its schedule in accordance with rules of the Commissioner of Education so that its elementary and secondary school pupils may utilize the services and facilities of an environmental education center; and any school, except such school as is operated for profit in whole or in part, may, upon application, cause its pupils to utilize the services and facilities of a Regional Environmental Education Center. [L. 1971, ch. 279, sec. 8, eff. Aug. 4, 1971.]

SEC. 18A:6-88. Agreements with and cost sharing grants to certain educational agencies by commissioner of education for local student participation.-Upon proper application submitted to the Commissioner of Education by the local school district, the commissioner is authorized, subject to available appropriations, to enter into agreements with, and to make cost sharing grants of money to local school districts the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority or Regional Environmental Education Centers for the purposes of assisting in the costs of services for local student participation and other education services provided by the Regional Environmental Education Centers and the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority. [L. 1971, ch. 279, sec. 9, eff. Aug. 4, 1971.]

SEC. 18A:6-89. Agreements with and grants to local school districts for construction of local environmental education facilities.-- Upon proper application submitted to the Commissioner of Education by a local school district, the commissioner is authorized, subject to available appropriations to enter into agreements with, and to make grants of money to such local school district for the purpose of paying half of the cost of constructing and equipping local environmental education facilities. [L. 1971, ch. 279, sec. 10, eff. Aug. 4, 1971.]

SEC. 18A:6-90. Environmental education curriculum research and development centers.-The Stepping Stone Environmental Education Center at Branchville, the Conservation and Environmental Studies Center at Browns Mills, and the Sandy Hook Environmental Education Center, by virtue of their long standing and demonstrated capability aided by nearly $2,000,000.00 in Federal grants, are hereby designated as Environmental Education Curriculum Research and Development Centers for the purpose of providing to local, public and nonprofit school districts services such as, but not limited to, development and dissemination of curriculum materials, teacher training,

demonstration pilot programs, guidance in facility development and use, and consultative services to municipal conservation commissions and other environmental interest groups. The Environmental Education Curriculum Research and Development Centers shall concentrate their research and curriculum development efforts on problems related to pollution, erosion, land use, ecology, survival and related natural, physical and social sciences. [L. 1971, ch. 279, sec. 11, eff. Aug. 4, 1971.]

SEC. 18A:6-91. Promulgation of rules and regulations for curriculum research and development centers by commissioner of education; employees.The Commissioner of Education with the approval of the State Board of Education shall:

a. Makes rules and regulations for the establishment and operation of the Environmental Education Curriculum Research and Development Centers for the purpose of providing for local, public and nonprofit school services such as, but not limited to, development and dissemination of curriculum materials, teacher training, demonstration pilot programs, guidance in facility development and use, and consultative services to municipal conservation commissions and other environmental interest groups. The Environmental Education Curriculum Research and Development Centers shall concentrate their research and curriculum development efforts on problems related to pollution, erosion, land use, ecology, survival and related natural, physical and social sciences.

b. Employ such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the act. [L. 1971, ch. 279, sec. 12, eff. Aug. 4, 1971.]

Subtitle 6. (Conduct of Schools)—Ch. 51.
Audio-visual Education Aids

SEC. 18A:51-6. Powers and duties of commission.-The commission shall provide, maintain and furnish educational audio-visual aids to the public schools of the participating school districts and shall provide such facilities, and may incur such expenses as it may deem necessary for said purpose, but shall not make expenditures or commitments in any year in excess of the funds available for that year.

The commission may contract with nonprofit, private schools within the county to provide, maintain and furnish educational audio-visual aids to such private schools. Before contracting with any nonprofit, private school, the commission shall submit the terms of the contract to the member boards for review, which terms shall include a description of the educational audio-visual aid to be furnished, the amount of payment and the time for payment. [Amended by L. 1969, ch. 274, sec. 1, eff. Jan. 12, 1970.]

Pupil Transportation

Subtitle 6. (Conduct of Schools)-Ch. 39.
Transportation to and From Schools

SEC. 18A:39-1. Transportation of pupils remote from schools. – Whenever in any district there are pupils residing remote from any schoolhouse, the board of education of the district may make rules and contracts for the transportation of such pupils to and from school, including the transportation of school pupils to and from school other than a public school, except such school as is operated for profit in whole or in part.

When any school district provides any transportation for public school pupils to and from school pursuant to this section, transportation shall be supplied to school pupils residing in such school district in going to and from any remote school other than a public school, not operated for profit in whole or in part, located within the State not more than 20 miles from the residence of the pupil provided the per pupil cost of the lowest bid received does not exceed $150.00 and if such bid shall exceed said cost then the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the pupil shall be eligible to receive said amount toward the cost of his transportation to a qualified school other than a public school, regardless of whether such transportation is along established public school routes. It shall be the obligation of the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the pupil attending a remote school, other than

a public school, not operating for profit in whole or in part, to register said pupil with the office of the secretary of the board of education at the time and in the manner specified by rules and regulations of the State board in order to be eligible for the transportation provided by this section. If the registration of any such pupil is not completed by September 1 of the school year and if it is necessary for the board of education to enter into a contract establishing a new route in order to provide such transportation then the board shall not be required to provide it, but in lieu thereof the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of the pupil shall be eligible to receive $150.00 or an amount computed by multiplying $0.8333 times the number of school days remaining in the school year at the time of registration, whichever is the smaller amount. Whenever any regional school district provides any transportation for pupils attending schools other than public schools pursuant to this section, said regional district shall assume responsibility for the transportation of all such pupils, and the cost of such transportation for pupils below the grade level for which the regional district was organized, shall be prorated by the regional district among the constituent districts on a per pupil basis after approval of such cost by the county superintendent. This section shall not require school districts to provide any transportation to pupils attending a school other than a public school where the only transportation presently provided by said district is for school children transported pursuant to chapter 46 of this Title or for pupils transported to a vocational, technical or other public school offering a specialized program. Any transportation to a school, other than a public school, shall be pursuant to the same rules and regulations promulgated by the State board as governs transportation to any public school.

Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to prohibit a board of education from making contracts for the transportation of pupils to a school in an adjoining district when such pupils are transferred to the district by order of the county superintendent, or when any pupils shall attend school in a district other than that in which they shall reside by virtue of an agreement made by the respective boards of education.

Nothing herein contained shall limit or diminish in any way any of the provisions for transportation for children pursuant to chapter 46 of this Title. [Amended by L. 1968, ch. 29, sec. 1, eff. May 6, 1968; L. 1968, ch. 200, sec. 1, eff. July 1, 1968; L. 1968, ch. 299, sec. 1, eff. Sept. 9, 1968.]

Compiler's Note: Art. 8, sec. 4, par. 3, of the New Jersey Constitution provides: "The Legislature may, within reasonable limitations as to distance to be prescribed, provide for the transportation of children within the ages of five and eighteen years inclusive to and from any school."

Subtitle 6.-Ch. 46. Classes and Facilities for
Handicapped Children; Art. 6. Transportation of
Pupils

SEC. 18A:46-23. Transportation of pupils; state aid.—The board of education shall furnish daily transportation within the state to all children found under this chapter to be handicapped who shall qualify therefor pursuant to law and it shall furnish such transportation for a lesser distance also to any handicapped child, if it finds upon the advice of the examiner, his handicap to be such as to make such transportation necessary or advisable.

The school district shall be entitled to state aid for such daily transportation in the amount of 75% of the cost to the district of furnishing such transportation to a program approved under this chapter in New Jersey when the necessity for such transportation and the cost and method thereof have been approved by the county superintendent of the county in which the district paying the cost of such transportation is situated. [Source: C.18:14-71.14 (L. 1954, ch. 178, sec. 14, amended L. 1966, ch. 29, sec. 9); C. 18:14-71.31 (L. 1954, ch. 179, sec. 15, amended L. 1966, ch. 29, sec. 17).]

Records and Reports

Subtitle 3. (General Provisions Relating to
Education)-Ch. 6. Provisions Relating to Educational
Institutions and Systems

SEC. 18A:6-4. Annual report of institutions receiving state aid and private schools.-The board, body or person in charge of each educational institution, except an institution of higher education, receiving support or aid from the state and of each private school shall report, annually on or before August 1, to the commissioner, in the manner and form required by him, and the board, body or person in charge of each educational institution of higher learning receiving support or aid from the state shall report in like manner to the chancellor, such statistics relating to the conduct of such institution or school as he may require but no private school shall be required to report concerning its expenses or finances nor shall any such report made by it be published or made public. [Source: R.S. 18:3-18; C. 18:21 A-4 (L. 1966, ch. 302, sec. 4).]

Subtitle 11. (Private Colleges, Schools and Institutions; Art. 1. In General

SEC 18A:69-4. Examinations of facilities; school to furnish information and reports.-The county superintendent of schools or other educational officer designated by the commissioner shall be empowered to visit the premises of any such school and conduct a full and complete examination of all facilities thereof at any time during the period of operation thereof. Each such school shall be required to furnish such information and reports from time to time as the commissioner shall deem necessary and proper and in the manner and on forms to be prescribed by him. [Source: C. 18:20-27 (L. 1940, ch. 173, sec. 3); C. 18:20-33 (L. 1942, ch. 113, sec. 3).]

SEC. 18A:69-5. Reports; failure to furnish.-An annual report and such other reports as may be required from time to time shall be furnished by each such school to the commissioner and failure to furnish any such report or to conform in every particular to standards prescribed for such schools shall be deemed good and sufficient reason for the disapproval of any such school or revocation of an approval previously granted. [Source: C. 18:20-28 (L. 1940, ch. 173, sec. 4); C. 18:20-34 (L. 1942, ch. 113, sec. 4).]

Health and Safety

Subtitle 6. (Conduct of Schools)-Ch. 41.
Fire Drills and Fire Protection

SEC. 18A:41-1. Fire drills.-Every principal of a school of two or more rooms, or of a school of one room, when located above the first story of a building, shall have at least two fire drills each month within the school hours and shall require all teachers of all schools, whether occupying buildings of one or more stories, to keep all doors and exits of their respective rooms and buildings unlocked during the school hours. Where school buildings have been provided with fire escapes, they shall be used by a part or all of the pupils performing every fire drill. [Source: R.S. 18:14-106.]

SEC. 18A:41-2. Fire and smoke doors closed.-Every principal and janitor of a school building having furnace room, hallway, or stair-tower fire or smoke doors shall keep them closed during the time the building is occupied by teachers and pupils. [Source: R.S. 18:14-107.]

Institutions and Agencies (title 30).

SEC. 30:9-52.1. Examination of pupils for tuberculosis; contracts for use of equipment. In addition to the powers now vested in the board of managers or the committee of the board of chosen freeholders, as the case may be, in all counties where there now is, or shall hereafter be established, a county hospital for tuberculosis under the control of board of managers, or a committee of the board of chosen freeholders, any such board or committee is hereby authorized in its discretion to enter into contracts, from time to time,

with the management of schools, public or otherwise, located in the county, for the use of hospital equipment, materials and services necessary to examine the pupils attending such schools to determine the presence or absence of active or communicable tuberculosis in any such pupils, and providing for the financial reimbursement by such management to such board or committee for such equipment, materials and services. [L. 1941, ch. 219, p. 628, sec. 1.]

Federal Aid

Subtitle 7. (State and Federal Aid to Schools)-
Ch. 58. State School Aid

SEC. 18A:58-7.1. School lunch program.–Each school district or authorized agency participating in the National School Lunch Program shall be reimbursed for each Type A lunch as defined within an approved contract with the Department of Education at a rate not to exceed the maximum amount permissible under Federal regulations for the general-cash-for-food assistance phase of the program. Whenever the Federal funds available to the Department of Education are less than the maximum amount permissible under Federal regulation, the State may provide, within the limitations of available State funds, an amount which, when added to the Federal funds, will equal the maximum amount permissible under Federal regulations for the general-cashfor-food assistance phase of the program. [Amended by L. 1969, ch. 19, sec. 1, eff. April 16, 1969; L. 1971, ch. 249, sec. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.]

Subtitle 7.-Ch. 59. Federal Aid; Art. 1. In General

SEC. 18A:59-1. Apportionment and distribution of federal funds; exceptions.- Whenever moneys are made available for school purposes by any act of congress, except the act of congress referred to in article 2 of this chapter, or any agency of the federal government, or made available or deposited in any manner in accordance with any law enacted by the congress of the United States, such moneys shall be apportioned by the commissioner under plans approved by the state board, if said moneys are for use in the public school system, or by the chancellor, under plans approved by the board of higher education; if said moneys are for use in higher education. Such moneys shall be distributed as aid to the several districts or in any other manner designated for any educational purpose defined in the federal statutes or in the regulations of federal agencies making allotments or in the laws of this state. [Source: C. 18:21 A-4 (L. 1966, ch. 302, sec. 4); C. 18:23-19 (L. 1941, ch. 373, sec. 1).]

Promotion of Vocational Education (art. 2).

SEC. 18A:59-4. Act of congress accepted. The provisions of the act of congress, approved February 23, 1917, entitled "An Act to provide for the promotion of vocational education; to provide for cooperation with the states

in the promotion of such education in agriculture and the trades and industries; to provide for the cooperation with the states in the preparation of teachers of vocational subjects, and to appropriate money and regulate its expenditure,” are hereby accepted by the state of New Jersey. [Source: R.S. 18:17-1.]

Miscellaneous

Ch. 14. Religious, Charitable, Educational and
Benevolent Corporations (title 15).

SEC. 15:14-1. Dissolution of religious, charitable or educational corporations by application to court.-Whenever, in the judgment of the board of trustees of a religious, charitable or educational corporation existing under any law of this State, it shall be deemed advisable that the same be dissolved, the board of trustees may, in the name of the corporation, bring a civil action in the Superior Court applying for a dissolution of the corporation and for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of its estate and effects. The court may proceed in the action in a summary manner or otherwise.

If it shall appear to the court, upon inquiry into the matter, that such a dissolution and appointment is without prejudice to the public welfare, and that it is advisable and best for the corporation that it be dissolved, its affairs settled and its estate and effects divided and distributed among the creditors and others who may be entitled to the same, the court may enter a judgment to that effect, and may appoint a receiver or trustee. [As amended L. 1953, ch. 15, p. 135, sec. 8.]

Subtitle 6. (Conduct of Schools)-Ch. 36.
Conduct of Schools in General (title 18A)

SEC. 18A:36-18. Books containing organic laws at graduation.– The board of education of every school district shall have printed and suitably bound in book form, copies of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States and the amendments thereto, and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the amendments thereto, and a copy of such book shall be presented to each pupil upon his graduation from any elementary school. [Source: R.S. 18:14-91.]

Subtitle 11. (Private Colleges, Schools

and Institutions)-Ch. 67. Titles of Educational Institutions (title 18A)

SEC. 18A:67-1. Title or name of educational institutions; exceptions.- No educational institution conducted in this state shall adopt as a name for the institution any title containing the words "New Jersey," "state of New Jersey," "state," or any other expression indicating a relationship between it and the state except schools maintained by the state and the state university of New Jersey. [Source: R.S. 18:20-1, amended L. 1946, ch. 289.]

CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

Public Aid For Nonpublic Schools

State, County and Municipal Indebtedness (art. 9).

SEC. 14. Aid to private enterprise.-Neither the state, nor any county, school district, or municipality, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, shall directly or indirectly lend or pledge its credit, or make any donation to or in aid of any person, association or public or private corporation, or in aid of any private enterprise for the construction of any railroad; Provided, nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the state or any county or municipality from making provision for the care and maintenance of sick and indigent persons, *** [As amended November 2, 1971.]

Education (art. 12).

SEC. 3. Control of educational institutions provided for in Constitution— Use of state land proceeds.-The schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions provided for by this Constitution shall forever remain under the exclusive control of the state, and no part of the proceeds arising from the sale or disposal of any lands granted to the state by Congress, or any other funds appropriated, levied or collected for educational purposes, shall be used for the support of any sectarian, denominational or private school, college or university.

Compiler's Note: See also STATUTORY PROVISIONS, TEXTBOOKS, Ch. 77, Art. 13, secs. 77-13-5 through 77-13-10.

Tax Exemptions For Nonpublic Schools

Taxation and Revenue (art. 8).

SEC. 3. Tax exempt property.-The property of the United States, the state and all counties, towns, cities and school districts, and other municipal corporations, public libraries, community ditches and all laterals thereof, all church property not used for commercial purposes, all property used for educational or charitable purposes, all cemeteries not used or held for private or corporate profit, and all bonds of the state of New Mexico, and of the counties, municipalities and districts thereof shall be exempt from taxation...

Miscellaneous

Education (art. 12).

SEC. 5. Compulsory school attendance.-Every child of school age and of sufficient physical and mental ability shall be required to attend a public or other school during such period and for such time as may be prescribed by law.

STATUTORY PROVISIONS

Public School Code (ch. 77).

Approval/Supervision/Support

General Provisions (ch. 77, art. 1).

SEC. 77-1-2. Definitions.-As used in the Public School Code: * * *

I. "private school" means a nonpublic school, including a parochial or denominational school; ***

State Board of Education (ch. 77, art. 2).

SEC. 77-2-2. State board-Duties.-Without limiting those powers granted to the state board pursuant to section 77-2-1 NMSA 1953, the state board shall perform the following duties:

A. properly and uniformly enforce the provisions of the Public School Code; ***

D. purchase and loan instructional material to students pursuant to the Instructional Material Law;

E. designate courses of instruction to be taught in all schools in the state to which instructional material is distributed pursuant to the Instructional Material Law;

F. adopt standards for the operation of business colleges, commercial departments of public schools, and for private schools and issue certificates of recognition to those colleges or schools meeting these standards; * * *

M. require periodic reports on forms prescribed by it from all schools and their officials coming within the provisions of the Public School Code; * * * P. require all accrediting agencies for schools in the state to act with its approval; [C. 1953, sec. 77-2-4 enacted by laws 1967, ch. 16, sec. 7; Laws 1969, ch. 4, sec. 1.]

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