The following words and terms shall have the following meanings, when used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Choice district" means a public school district established pursuant to Chapter 8 or Chapter 13 of Title ISA of the New Jersey Statutes that is authorized pursuant to the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program to open a specialized education program or school(s) to students from a sending district.
"Choice program" means the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program authorized at N.J.S.A. 18A:36B-14 et seq.
"Choice student" means an out-of-district student who is accepted into a choice district. Students who are received by the choice district through a send-receive relationship pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:38-8 et seq., shall not be considered choice students.
"Eligible sibling" means a student who has a sibling who is a choice student presently enrolled in and attending a choice district for the current school year and will continue to attend in the following school year. An eligible sibling may be given enrollment preference in the student application process.
"Nonpublic school student" means any student who is obtaining academic instruction outside of a public school at the time of the student's application to the choice district.
"Sending district" means the district of residence of a choice student or a prospective choice student.
"Specialized educational program" means a choice district program that uses student selection criteria for admission, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:36B-20.b.
"Unfunded choice student" means a student who has been accepted by a choice district as a choice student outside of the timeline established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A: 12-3.2, and for whom the choice district is unable to receive choice funding in the current and/or subsequent school year due to the Department's choice enrollment collection cycle.
N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:12-1.3
See: 32 N.J.R. 3201(a), 32 N.J.R. 4255(a).
In "Choice program", amended N.J.S.A. citation and in "Sending district" inserted "choice" preceding "student's".
Amended by R.2004 d.376, effective 10/4/2004.
See: 36 N.J.R. 2593(a), 36 N.J.R. 4443(a).
Amended "Annual maximum statutorily established amount", "Choice district" and "Choice student".
Amended by R.2012 d.197, effective 12/17/2012.
See: 44 N.J.R. 2085(a), 44 N.J.R. 3064(a).
Deleted definition "Annual maximum statutorily established amount"; rewrote definitions "Choice district" and "Sending district"; in definition "Choice program", updated the N.J.S.A. reference; and added definition "Non-public school student".