SENATE, No. 1031

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

INTRODUCED MAY 2, 1996

 

 

By Senators GORMLEY and MARTIN

 

 

An Act concerning the voting rights of certain members of school boards and amending P.L.1995, c.8.

 

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

 

    1. Section 1 of P.L.1995, c.8 (C.18A:38-8.1) is amended to read as follows:

    1. In addition to the members of the board of education of a Type I and Type II school district provided by law, in a school district which is receiving pupils from another district or districts pursuant to N.J.S.18A:38-8, there shall be an additional member as provided pursuant to section 2 of this act to represent the board of education of each sending district. Any additional member shall be a member of the board of education of a sending district designated annually by the board of that district and shall be eligible to vote on the following matters before the receiving district board of education:

    a. Tuition to be charged the sending district by the receiving district and the operating budget for any facilities or staff directly providing services to pupils of the sending district upon which the tuition is based;

    b. New capital construction to be utilized by sending district pupils;

    c. Appointment, transfer or removal of teaching or professional administrative staff directly providing services to pupils of the sending district; and

    d. Addition or deletion of curricular and extracurricular programs involving pupils of the sending district.

(cf: P.L.1995, c.8, s.1)

 

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.


STATEMENT

 

    This bill clarifies the voting rights of representatives of sending districts who are eligible for membership on the receiving district board of education. The current statute permits the representatives to vote on the tuition which the receiving district will charge the sending district, and this bill would permit the representatives also to vote on the operating budget for any facilities or staff directly providing services to pupils of the sending district upon which the tuition charge is based. In addition, language is added to make clear that the representatives may vote on the appointment, transfer or removal of professional administrative staff who directly provide services to pupils of the sending district.

 

 

                 

 

Clarifies voting rights of representatives of sending districts on receiving district board of education.