New Jersey § 18a:13-34

§ 18a:13-34.

If the boards of education of two or more local districts, or the board of education

of a consolidated district, or of a district comprising two or more municipalities,

and the commissioner or his representative, after consultation, study and investigation,

shall determine, that it is advisable for such districts to join and create, or for

such district to become (a) an all purpose regional school district for all the school purposes of such districts

or district, or (b) a limited purpose regional school district to provide and operate, in the territory

comprised within such local districts or district, one or more of the following:

elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, vocational schools, special

schools, health facilities or particular educational services or facilities, that

board or boards shall by resolution frame and adopt a proposal to that effect stating

also the manner in which the amounts to be raised for annual or special appropriations

for such proposed regional school district, including the amounts to be raised for

interest upon, and the redemption of bonds payable by the regional district, shall

be apportioned upon the basis of: a. the portion of each municipality's equalized valuation allocated to the regional

district, calculated as described in the definition of equalized valuation in section

3 of P.L.2007, c. 260 ( C.18A:7F-45 ) ; b. the proportional number of pupils enrolled from each municipality on the 15th day

of October of the prebudget year in the same manner as would apply if each municipality

comprised separate constituent school districts; or c. any combination of apportionment based upon equalized valuations pursuant to subsection

a. of this section or pupil enrollments pursuant to subsection b. of this section,

and each such board shall submit on the same day in each municipality in its district

at a special election or at the general election the question whether or not the proposal

shall be approved, briefly describing the contents of the resolution and stating the

date of its adoption and they may submit also, at the special election, as part of

such proposal, any other provisions which may be submitted, at such a special election,

under the provisions of this chapter and any such special election pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be held pursuant to the provisions

of P.L.1995, c. 278 ( C.19:60-1 et seq. ) . Except as otherwise provided herein, the special election shall be conducted in

accordance with the provisions of P.L.1995, c. 278 ( C.19:60-1 et al.).