New Jersey § 18a:75a-5
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§ 18a:75a-5.
a. Unofficial or “hand-carried” education records--In the event that official education
records cannot be released to the parents for the purpose of transfer, the custodian
of the records in the sending state shall prepare and furnish to the parent a complete
set of unofficial educational records containing uniform information as determined
by the Interstate Commission. Upon receipt of the unofficial educational records by a school in the receiving
state, the school shall enroll and appropriately place the student based on the information
provided in the unofficial records pending validation by the official records, as
quickly as possible. b. Official education records and transcripts--Simultaneous with the enrollment and
conditional placement of the student, the school in the receiving state shall request
the student's official education record from the school in the sending state. Upon receipt of this request, the school in the sending state will process and furnish
the official education records to the school in the receiving state within 10 days
or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules promulgated by the
Interstate Commission. c. Immunizations--Compacting states shall give 30 days from the date of enrollment
or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules promulgated by the
Interstate Commission, for students to obtain any immunizations required by the receiving
state. For a series of immunizations, initial vaccinations must be obtained within 30 days
or within such time as is reasonably determined under the rules promulgated by the
Interstate Commission. d. Kindergarten and First grade entrance age--Students shall be allowed to continue
their enrollment at grade level in the receiving state commensurate with their grade
level, including Kindergarten, from a local education agency in the sending state
at the time of transition, regardless of age. A student that has satisfactorily completed the prerequisite grade level in the
local education agency in the sending state shall be eligible for enrollment in the
next highest grade level in the receiving state, regardless of age. A student transferring after the start of the school year in the receiving state
shall enter the school in the receiving state on their validated level from an accredited
school in the sending state.
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