N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:26-7.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 6A:26-7.5 - Approval for the closing of a school facility

(a) To receive approval for the closing of a school, the district board of education shall provide the Division and the executive county superintendent with the following assurances:

1. The proposed closing is consistent with the school district's approved LRFP because:

i. The school district has demonstrated that sufficient school-building capacity exists to house students for the five years following the closing; or

ii. The school district has demonstrated through a feasibility study that the benefits of undertaking new construction outweigh those of rehabilitating the school proposed for closure.

2. The use of temporary facilities in the remaining schools does not result or increase from an overall facilities shortage caused by the school closing; and

3. The re-assignment of students to other schools in the school district does not produce, sustain, or contribute to unlawful segregation, separation, or isolation of student populations on the basis of race or national origin.

(b) A request for approval from the Division for the school closing shall include the recommendation of the executive county superintendent.

(c) A letter of approval from the Division based on the information in (a) above shall be required before the school's closing.

(d) The Division shall notify in writing the school district of its determination with respect to the requested school closing, with a copy provided to the executive county superintendent.

(e) Starting in August 2017, the Division of Executive Services shall maintain a list of closed, unused, or unoccupied school facilities, consistent with N.J.A.C. 6A:26-2.2, and make it available on the Department's website.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:26-7.5

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 2521(a), effective 8/7/2017