N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:23A-9.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 6A:23A-9.4 - Commissioner's authority to direct expenditures to achieve T and E

(a) If a district board of education submits a budget with a general fund tax levy and equalization aid set at less than its adequacy budget, the Commissioner may direct, when deemed necessary to ensure implementation of the NJSLS and the efficiency standards, additional expenditures, in specific accounts and for specific purposes, up to the school district's adequacy budget.

(b) If a district board of education submits a budget with a general fund tax levy and equalization aid set at less than its adequacy budget and the school district fails to meet the NJSLS in that school year, the Commissioner shall direct the district board of education to increase expenditures to meet at least the adequacy budget within the next two budget years in a manner that addresses the cause(s) of the failure.

(c) In all cases, including instances in which a school district submits a budget with a general fund tax levy and equalization aid above its adequacy budget, the Commissioner may direct budgetary reallocations and programmatic adjustments, or take other measures, as deemed necessary, to ensure implementation of the required NJSLS and efficiency standards.

(d) The Commissioner may approve a budget with an increase in its adjusted tax levy by more than the allowable amount authorized pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7F-38, up to the amount required to support the directed increases in expenditure accounts at (a) and (b) above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:23A-9.4

Administrative Change, 48 N.J.R. 1802(a).

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 1038(a), effective 5/1/2017

Amended by 56 N.J.R. 2141(a), effective 11/4/2024