ASSEMBLY, No. 2582

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED DECEMBER 16, 1996

By Assemblymen GARCIA and DORIA

An Act concerning county vocational school districts and amending N.J.S.18A:54-29.1

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. N.J.S.18A:54-29.1 is amended to read as follows:

    18A:54-29.1. The board of school estimate shall, on or before the last named date, make two certificates of the amount, signed by at least three of its members, one of which certificates shall be delivered to the board of education of the county vocational school district and the other to the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which the school is situated.

    Within 15 days after receiving the certificate the board of education shall notify the board of school estimate and the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which the school is situated if it intends to appeal to the commissioner the board of school estimate's determination as to the amount of money necessary to be appropriated for the use of the county vocational schools of the district for the ensuing school year.

    Any appeal to the commissioner shall follow the procedures for such appeals made by Type I school districts under chapter 22 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

(cf: N.J.S.18A:54-29.1)

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    Currently, there is no established procedure for a board of education of a county vocational school district to appeal a board of school estimate's determination as to the amount of funds necessary to be annually appropriated by the county for the use of county vocational school. This bill provides that a board of education of a county vocational school district may, within 15 days after receiving the board of school estimate's determination as to the amount necessary to be appropriated, notify the board of school estimate and the board of chosen freeholders of its intention to file an appeal with the Commissioner of Education on the sufficiency of the county appropriation.