ASSEMBLY, No. 1865
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
INTRODUCED MAY 2, 1996
By Assemblywoman FRISCIA, Assemblymen Wisniewski, Barnes, Gusciora, Green, Assemblywoman Buono, Assemblymen R. Smith, and Caraballo
An Act concerning the cost of school elections and amending P.L.1995, c.278.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 12 of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-12) is amended to read as follows:
12. All costs, charges and expenses, including the compensation of the members of the district boards and the compensation and expenses of the county board of elections , the county superintendent of elections, the clerk of the county, and the municipal clerks for any school election shall be paid by the board of education of the school district. All costs, charges and expenses submitted to the board of education for payment shall be itemized and shall include the separate identification of costs to prepare, print and distribute sample ballots. Amounts expended by a county or a municipality in the conduct of school elections for which the board of education shall make payment shall be considered mandated expenditures exempt from the limitations on the county tax levy and from the limitations on final municipal appropriations imposed pursuant to P.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.1 et seq.), and any costs to the board of education which exceed the amount of the costs to that board for the annual school election immediately preceding the enactment of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-1 et seq.) shall not be included for the purpose of calculating a school district's maximum permissible net budget pursuant to section 85 of P.L.1990, c.52 (C.18A:7D-28).
The Department of Education shall annually reimburse a board of education for any costs incurred by the board for the annual school election which exceed the amount of the costs incurred by the board
for the annual school election immediately preceding the enactment of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-1 et seq.)
(cf: P.L. 1996, c.3, s.3)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Department of Education to annually reimburse a board of education for any additional costs incurred by the board as a result of the transfer of school elections to the county board of elections.
Requires State reimbursement of certain annual school election costs.