New Jersey § 18a:8-44
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 18a:8-44, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18a:8-44.
a. Except as otherwise provided in subsection b. of this section, the executive county
superintendent of schools shall eliminate any non-operating district and merge that
district with the district with which it participates in a sending-receiving relationship. b. If a non-operating district is in a sending-receiving relationship with more than
one district or is in a sending-receiving relationship with a district in need of
improvement pursuant to the “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001,” Pub.L.107-110 , then the executive county superintendent shall determine with which district the
non-operating district shall be merged. The determination shall be based on the district that is able to accommodate the
merger with the least disruption to its finances and educational operations. In making the determination the executive county superintendent shall examine, but
need not be limited to, the following factors: current sending-receiving relationships;
the quality and effectiveness of educational programming and district operations;
proximity of school districts; transportation costs; school building capacity;
and special education needs.
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