§ 18A:4-1 State department of education continued; composition
§ 18A:4-2 Offices
§ 18A:4-3 Membership qualifications
§ 18A:4-4 Appointment of members; terms; vacancies
§ 18A:4-5 Continuation of present state board; appointment of successors
§ 18A:4-6 Expenses of members; no compensation
§ 18A:4-7 Meetings
§ 18A:4-8 Organization of board; officers; vacancies
§ 18A:4-9 Secretary of state board
§ 18A:4-10 General supervision of public education except higher education vested in state board
§ 18A:4-11 Acquisition of land and other property by condemnation
§ 18A:4-12 Use of lands controlled by state board for recreation purposes
§ 18A:4-13 Building operations
§ 18A:4-14 Uniform system of bookkeeping for school districts
§ 18A:4-14.1 Conformity to uniform system
§ 18A:4-15 General rule-making power
§ 18A:4-16 Incidental powers conferred
§ 18A:4-17 Right to administer oaths and examine witnesses; false swearing
§ 18A:4-18 Compelling attendance of school personnel
§ 18A:4-19 Subpoenas; penalty
§ 18A:4-20 Annual report to legislature
§ 18A:4-21 Appointment; term; qualifications; salary
§ 18A:4-22 Chief officer of the department
§ 18A:4-23 Supervision of schools; enforcement of rules
§ 18A:4-24 Determining efficiency of schools; report to state board
§ 18A:4-25 Prescribing minimum courses of study for public schools; approval of courses of study
§ 18A:4-26 Acceptance of grants and donations
§ 18A:4-27 Notice and hearing
§ 18A:4-28 Materials for guidance of teachers
§ 18A:4-29 Instruction of county superintendents and superintendents of schools; meetings
§ 18A:4-30 Annual report of comparative financial statistics of school districts
§ 18A:4-31 Right to administer oaths, take affidavits and examine witnesses; false swearing
§ 18A:4-32 Assistant commissioners; appointment; compensation
§ 18A:4-33 Deputy commissioner
§ 18A:4-34 Duties of assistant commissioner
§ 18A:4-35 Directors, inspectors, and assistants
§ 18A:4-35.1 State School Nurse Consultant
§ 18A:4-35.2 Annual report to Governor, Legislature
§ 18A:4-36 Helping teachers, salaries and expense allowance
§ 18A:4-37 Payment of salaries and expenses
§ 18A:4-38 Employment of clerks and other employees; compensation
§ 18A:4-39 Record of official acts; seal; copies of papers
§ 18A:4-40 Monthly, annual and other reports to state board
§ 18A:4-41 Waiving of certain requirements
§ 18A:4-42 Findings, declarations relative to Italian heritage and cultural and educational programs
§ 18A:4-43 New Jersey Commission on Italian and Americans of Italian Heritage Cultural and Educational Programs
§ 18A:4-44 Responsibilities, duties of commission
§ 18A:4-45 Assistance to commission
§ 18A:4-46 Duties of commission relative to Institute of Italian and Italian American Heritage Studies
§ 18A:4-48 Commission on Latino and Hispanic Heritage
§ 18A:4-49 Responsibilities, duties of commission
§ 18A:4-50 Authority of commission
§ 18A:4-51 Findings, declarations
§ 18A:4-52 Commission on Asian American Heritage established; membership criteria, terms
§ 18A:4-53 Commission responsibilities, duties
§ 18A:4-54 Commission authority, data access
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 18A > Chapter 4 - State Department of Education Continued; Composition

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • census: means the latest Federal census effective within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • County superintendent: means the County Superintendent of Schools. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Department: means the State Department of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • District: means a school district. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Higher education: means that education which is provided by any or all of the public institutions of higher education as herein defined and any or all equivalent private institutions. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • population: when used in any statute, shall be taken to mean the population as shown by the latest Federal census effective within this State, and shall be construed as synonymous with "inhabitants. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Public school: means a school, under college grade, which derives its support entirely or in part from public funds. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Residence: means domicile, unless a temporary residence is indicated. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • School nurse: shall mean and include any school nurse, school nurse supervisor, head school nurse, chief school nurse, school nurse coordinator or any other nurse performing school nursing services in the public schools. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State board: means the State Board of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.