N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:23A-19.3

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 6A:23A-19.3 - Address submission for determining the district of residence

(a) The address submitted to the Department for determining the district of residence for school funding purposes for a child described below shall be the address defined below:

1. If the State has custody of the child or if a court or the State has appointed a third party as the child's custodian, the present address of the parent(s) or guardian(s) with whom the child resided immediately prior to the child's most recent admission to a State facility or placement by a State agency shall be submitted. If the child resides in a resource family home where the child was placed prior to September 9, 2010, the present address of the resource family parent(s) shall be submitted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7B-12.a(1). For a child placed in a resource family home on or after September 9, 2010, the present address of the parent(s) or guardian(s) with whom the child lived prior to such placement shall be submitted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7B-12.a(2).

2. If the child's parents are divorced with joint guardianship, the present address of the individual parent with whom the child resided as of the date required at N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-19.2(a)1 or 2 shall be submitted.

3. If the child's parents are divorced with joint guardianship and the child resides with each parent equally, the present address of both parents as of the date required at N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-19.2(a)1 or 2 shall be submitted.

4. If the child's sole parent or legal guardian resides in a State facility, the State will assume financial responsibility for the child's educational costs until such time as the parent or guardian no longer resides in the State facility.

5. If the child resides in a non-resource family home with a relative for less than one year immediately prior to the child's most recent admission to a State facility or most recent placement by a State agency, the present address of the child's parent(s) or guardian(s) at the time of this placement shall be submitted.

6. If the child resides in a non-resource family home with a relative pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:38-1.d for one or more years immediately prior to the child's most recent admission to a State facility or most recent placement by a State agency, the present address of the child's relative(s) at the time of this placement shall be submitted.

7. If the child is age 18 or older or has been legally emancipated; and has lived on the child's own before the initial placement, the present address of the child as of the date required at N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-19.2(a)1 or 2 shall be submitted.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:23A-19.3

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 1079(a), effective 5/1/2017

Amended by 56 N.J.R. 2166(a), effective 11/4/2024