68. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 18A or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the minutes of every meeting of the board of education of a school district contiguous with a qualified municipality subject to level II or level III monitoring and identified by the commissioner pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C. 52:27BBB-4) shall be subject to the veto provisions set forth in subsection b. of this section. This section shall not apply to State-operated school districts established pursuant to P.L.1987, c.399 (C. 18A:7A-34 et seq.).

b. A true copy of the minutes of every meeting of a board of education described in subsection a. of this section shall be forthwith delivered by and under the certification of the secretary thereof to the Governor. No action taken at that meeting of the board of education shall have force or effect until 15 days after a copy of the minutes shall have been so delivered unless during that 15-day period the Governor shall approve those minutes, in which case the action shall become effective upon that approval. If, in the 15-day period, the Governor returns the copy of those minutes with a veto of any action taken by the board of education or any member thereof at that meeting, the action shall be null and void and of no effect.

L.2002,c.43,s.68; amended 2002, c.108, s.14.