New Jersey § 18a:17-20
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 18a:17-20, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18a:17-20.
In any district not having a superintendent of schools, the board of education shall
appoint an administrative principal for the district. In a district having two or more schools the board shall appoint the principal of
one of those schools as administrative principal, and in a district having only one
school, the principal of that school shall be so appointed. The appointment of an administrative principal shall be made by contract for a term
of not less than three nor more than five years and expiring July 1, by the recorded
roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board. Reappointment of the administrative principal shall be governed by the same provisions
as set forth in section 4 of P.L.1991, c. 267 ( C.18A:17-20.1 ) with respect to superintendents. The administrative principal shall have all the powers, authority, privileges, rights
and duties set forth in N.J.S.18A:17-20 and sections 5 and 6 of P.L.1991, c. 267 ( C.18A:17-20.2 and 18A:17-20.3 ) with respect to superintendents. No administrative principal hereafter appointed shall have tenure in any other position
in the district; but nothing in this section or in P.L.1991, c. 267 ( C.18A:17-20.1 et al.) shall affect any tenure rights which shall have already accrued to any individual
who was appointed as or functioning as an administrative principal prior to the effective
date of P.L.1991, c. 267 ( C.18A:17-20.1 et al.).
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 18a:17-20
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Section 18a:17-20 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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