N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:30-6.5

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

Section 6A:30-6.5 - Structure of the district board of education under partial State intervention

(a) If the partial intervention plan incorporated into the administrative order for partial intervention provides for the Commissioner, with State Board approval, to appoint up to three additional members to the district board of education, the following shall apply:

1. The Commissioner shall appoint at least one of the additional members from a list of three candidates provided by the governing body of the municipality in which the school district is located. If the school district is a regional school district, one of the additional members shall be selected by the Commissioner from a list containing three candidates from each constituent municipality provided by the governing bodies of the respective municipalities. If the school district is a county vocational school district or a county special services school district, the list of three candidates shall be provided by the governing body of the county in which the school district is located.

2. The Commissioner shall make every effort to appoint residents of the school district; and

3. The appointed district board members shall meet all requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:12-1 et seq., and shall be registered voters in the State, except they shall not be required to be residents of the school district or be registered to vote in the school district.

(b) The appointed district board of education members shall comply with the School Ethics Act, N.J.S.A. 18A:12-21 et seq.

(c) The appointed district board of education members shall be non-voting members of the district board of education and shall have all other rights, obligations, powers, and privileges of district board of education members.

1. Six months following the initial order for partial State intervention, the Commissioner shall determine whether the appointed district board of education members shall become voting members.

2. If the Commissioner determines the appointed district board of education members shall become voting members, the district board of education may appeal the determination to the Superior Court, Appellate Division.

(d) The appointed district board members shall report to the Commissioner on the district board of education's activities and shall provide assistance to the district board of education on matters deemed appropriate by the Commissioner, including, but not limited to, the applicable laws and rules governing specific district board of education action.

(e) The appointed district board of education members shall be appointed for a term of two years.

1. The Commissioner shall obtain approval of the State Board for any extension of the two-year term.

2. Any vacancy in the Commissioner-appointed membership appointed shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:30-6.5

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3681(a), effective 12/4/2017