N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:26A-4.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 6A:26A-4.1 - General eligibility criteria for school security project grants

(a) School security project grants shall be available to school districts that operate school buildings and are approved for grant funding by the Commissioner in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) The Commissioner may award school security project grants to school districts for the following:

1. Planned or completed projects to comply with Alyssa's Law; and

2. Planned school security projects to implement the provisions of N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-5.2.

(c) The Commissioner shall not award school security project grants to a school district that fails to:

1. Demonstrate compliance with Alyssa's Law in each school building in the school district; or

2. Submit a school security project application that includes projects that will ensure the school district is in compliance with Alyssa's Law.

(d) School security projects to comply with Alyssa's Law are limited to school buildings. School security projects to comply with N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-5.1are limited to schools.

(e) For each school district, the Commissioner will calculate a maximum grant allowance based on the school district's student population and grades served, as set forth at N.J.A.C. 6A:26A-4.3(b).

(f) As long as each school building meets the requirements for compliance with Alyssa's Law as set forth at N.J.A.C. 19:32A, a school district may allocate its total security grant funding to comply with Alyssa's Law among school buildings within the school district, in its discretion.

(g) A school district that proposes to expend funds in excess of its maximum grant allowance to comply with Alyssa's Law shall demonstrate the existence of local funds to fund the excess cost of the proposed project to comply with Alyssa's Law. No debt service aid shall be provided to support the raising of local funds for an excess cost for a proposed project to comply with Alyssa's Law.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:26A-4.1

Adopted by 52 N.J.R. 694(a), effective 4/6/2020