New Jersey § 18a:38-8

§ 18a:38-8.

A school district which is sending pupils to another school district pursuant to N.J.S.18A:38-8 shall have representation on the board of education of the receiving school district

as follows: a. (1) If the pupils of the sending district comprise less than 10 percent of the

total enrollment of the pupils in the grades of the receiving district in which the

pupils of the sending district will be enrolled, the sending district shall have no

representation on the receiving district board of education. (2) If the pupils of the sending district comprise at least 10 percent of the total

enrollment of the pupils in the grades of the receiving district in which the pupils

of the sending district will be enrolled, the sending district shall have one representative

on the receiving district board of education. b. If the total number of pupils of two or more sending districts, which do not qualify

for representation under subsection a. of this section, comprise at least 15 percent

of the total enrollment of the pupils in the grades of the receiving district in which

the pupils of the sending districts will be enrolled, they shall have collectively

two representatives on the receiving district board of education. The annual designation of the representatives, in the event more than two districts

collectively qualify under this subsection, shall be rotated among the boards of education

of the sending districts according to a schedule determined by the joint agreement

of the boards. c. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section, the number

of representatives designated by the sending districts to be additional members shall

not exceed three additional members on a receiving board with originally nine or more

members, two additional members on a receiving board with originally seven or eight

members, and one additional member on a receiving board with originally less than

seven members. In the event that this restriction results in an unequal representation of sending

districts, the annual designation of the representative or representatives shall be

rotated among the boards of education of the sending districts according to a schedule

determined by the joint agreement of the boards. d. A representative of a sending district board of education shall be designated at

the meeting of the board which is closest in time to the annual organizational meeting

of the receiving district board of education and shall serve a one-year term beginning

with the organizational meeting of the receiving district board. The representative shall be subject to the rules and procedures of the receiving

district board of education. e. The calculation of percentages required under this section shall be based on the

number of pupils reported as of the last school day prior to October 16 of each prebudget year.