New Jersey § 18a:36a-3
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 18a:36a-3, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18a:36a-3.
a. The Commissioner of Education shall establish a charter school program which shall
provide for the approval and granting of charters to charter schools pursuant to the
provisions of this act. A charter school shall be a public school operated under a charter granted by the
commissioner, which is operated independently of a local board of education and is
managed by a board of trustees. The board of trustees, upon receiving a charter from the commissioner, shall be
deemed to be public agents authorized by the State Board of Education to supervise
and control the charter school. b. The program shall authorize the establishment of not more than 135 charter schools
during the 48 months following the effective date of this act. A minimum of three charter schools shall be allocated to each county. The commissioner shall actively encourage the establishment of charter schools in
urban school districts with the participation of institutions of higher education.
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