N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:23A-7.3

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

Section 6A:23A-7.3 - Maximum travel budget of a school district, school district employee, or district board of education member

(a) Annually in the prebudget year, each district board of education shall establish by resolution a maximum travel expenditure amount for the budget year, which the school district shall not exceed. The resolution shall also include the maximum amount established for the prebudget year and the amount spent to date.

1. The maximum school district travel expenditure amount shall include all travel supported by local and State funds.

2. A district board of education may exclude travel expenditures supported by Federal funds from the maximum travel expenditure amount. If Federal funds are excluded from the established maximum amount, the district board of education shall include in the resolution the total amount of travel supported by Federal funds from the prior year, prebudget year, and projected for the budget year.

3. Exclusion of Federal funds from the annual maximum travel budget shall not exempt such travel from the requirements applicable to State and local funds.

(b) A district board of education may authorize in its travel policy an annual maximum amount per employee for regular school district business travel only for which district board of education approval is not required.

1. The annual maximum shall not exceed $ 1,500 and shall be subject to approval pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:19-1.

2. The district board of education travel policy shall address regular school district business travel as that term is defined at N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-1.2 under "travel expenditures."

3. Regular school district business travel as authorized in the district board of education's travel policy shall require approval of the superintendent prior to obligating the school district to pay related expenses and prior to attendance at the travel event.

i. The superintendent shall designate an alternate approval authority to approve travel requests in the superintendent's absence when necessary to obtain timely district board of education approval.

ii. The superintendent shall establish, in writing, the internal levels of approval required prior to the superintendent's approval of the travel event, as applicable.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:23A-7.3

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

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