N.J. Stat. § 18A:28-16
Whenever an Educational Services Commission, a Jointure Commission, the Commissioner of Education, the State Board of Education, the board of trustees of any State college, or any officer, board or commission under his, its or their authority shall undertake the operation of any school previously operated by a school district in this State, all accumulated sick leave, tenure and pension rights of all teaching staff members in said school shall be recognized and preserved by the agency assuming operational control of the school, and any periods of prior employment in such school district shall count toward the acquisition of tenure to the same extent as if all of such employment had been under the Educational Services Commission, Jointure Commission, the Commissioner of Education, the State Board of Education, or the board of trustees of any State college, as the case may be.
N.J.S. § 18A:28-16