New Jersey § 18a:6-31
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 18a:6-31, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18a:6-31.
Following consideration of the tenure and seniority rights of employees provided pursuant
to section 3 of this act 1 or pursuant to any other section of law, a new school district shall fill all vacancies
and available positions from a pool of qualified employees prior to interviewing applicants
or hiring new employees. The pool of qualified employees shall consist of all employees of the constituent,
affected, displaced or replaced school districts who would otherwise be entitled to
continued employment in that district in the following school year but are not entitled
to continued employment in the new school district because of tenure or seniority
status. During the school year in which the new district is established, a new school district
shall not hire an employee for a particular position until all employees in the labor
pool qualified to fill the position have been offered employment by the new school
district. 1
N.J.S.A. § 18A:6-31.5.
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