N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:26A-1.2
The following words and terms shall have the following meanings when used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Act" means the Securing Our Children's Future Bond Act, P.L. 2018, c. 119.
"Alternative emergency mechanism" means a device or system that generates a notification to local law enforcement in the event of a school security emergency, as approved by the Department.
"Alyssa's Law" means P.L. 2019, c. 33 (N.J.S.A. 18A:41-10 et seq.).
"Bonds" means the bonds authorized to be issued, or issued, under the Act.
"Career and technical education" or "CTE" means as defined at N.J.A.C. 6A:19-1.2.
"Career and technical education program" or "CTE program" means a program, approved by the Department, that offers a sequence of courses that provide students with the coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging professions. A CTE program provides technical skill proficiency, an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or an associate degree.
"Construct" and "construction" means the planning, erecting, altering, repairing, purchasing, improving, developing, constructing, reconstructing, extending, rehabilitating, renovating, upgrading, demolishing, and equipping of water infrastructure improvement projects and security projects in schools, and of education buildings at schools, county vocational school districts, and county colleges.
"Cost" means the expenses incurred in connection with: the acquisition by purchase, lease, or otherwise, the development, and the construction of any project authorized by the Act; the acquisition by purchase, lease, or otherwise, and the development of any real or personal property for use in connection with a project authorized by the Act, including any rights of interest therein; the execution of any agreements and franchises deemed by the Commissioner or the Secretary of Higher Education to be necessary or useful and convenient in connection with any project; and the procurement or provision of engineering, architectural design, surveying, inspection, planning, legal, financial, or other professional services, estimates, studies, reports, or advice.
"County college" means an entity established pursuant to Chapter 64A of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
"County vocational school district" or "CVSD" means an entity established pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 54 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
"Debt service" means as set forth at N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-3.
"Debt service aid" means aid provided pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-9.
"Drinking water outlet" means as defined at N.J.A.C. 6A:26-1.2.
"Economically disadvantaged student" means as defined at N.J.A.C. 6A:19-1.2.
"Education buildings" means buildings, structures, and facilities required for the operation of schools, county vocational school districts, or county colleges.
"English language learner" means as defined at N.J.A.C. 6A:15-1.2.
"Grant" means a grant of moneys from the Securing Our Children's Future Fund approved by the Commissioner for a project.
"Grant agreement" means the agreement between the school district and the Commissioner that sets forth the terms and conditions of the grant, amount of the grant, and disbursement schedule.
"Homeless student" means the same as "homeless child" as defined at N.J.A.C. 6A:17-1.2.
"Lead service line" means, as defined at 40 CFR 141.2, a service line made of lead that connects the water main to the building inlet and any lead pigtail, gooseneck, or other fitting that is connected to such lead line, and includes lead lined/dipped galvanized pipe.
"Multilingual learner" means as defined at N.J.A.C. 6A:15-1.2.
"New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act" or "NJSDWA" means N.J.S.A. 13:1D-1 et seq.
"New Jersey Schools Development Authority" or "NJSDA" means the New Jersey Schools Development Authority established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:18A-237.
"Nontraditional fields" means as defined at N.J.A.C. 6A:19-1.2.
"Panic alarm" means a silent security system signal generated by the manual activation of a device intended to signal a life-threatening or emergency situation requiring a response from law enforcement as set forth at N.J.S.A. 18A:41-11 and N.J.A.C. 19:32A-1.3.
"Project" means the establishment and construction of education buildings and the expansion and construction of additional facilities at, and the acquisition and installation of additional or upgraded equipment for, existing or new education buildings, or parts thereof, at county vocational schools and county colleges for the purpose of increasing academic capacity to expand or offer new CTE programs, which shall include, but not be limited to, classrooms, laboratories, computer facilities, and other academic buildings and all property appurtenant thereto, but shall not include dormitories, administrative buildings, athletic facilities, or other revenue-producing facilities; and the construction, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of water supply infrastructure in school districts for the purpose of improving water quality in school district schools; and security projects in school districts.
"Resource family home" means as defined at N.J.A.C. 3A:51-1.3.
"Routine maintenance" means as defined at N.J.A.C. 6A:26-1.2.
"Safe Drinking Water Act" or "SDWA" means 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq.
"School" means an educational institution that includes any of the grades kindergarten through 12.
"School building" means a building owned or leased by a school district and used to permanently house students in any combination of grades kindergarten through 12.
"School district" means a local or regional school district, a county special services school district, a county vocational school district, and a district under partial or full State intervention pursuant to P.L. 1987, c. 399 (N.J.S.A. 18A:7A-34et seq.). For the purposes of this chapter, school district does not include charter or renaissance schools.
"School security emergency" means as defined at N.J.A.C. 19:32A-1.3.
"Securing Our Children's Future Fund" means the fund established pursuant to Section 13 of the Act in which the proceeds of the bonds are deposited to be used for the purposes set forth in the Act.
"Security project" means the construction, improvement, alteration, or modernization of all, or any part, of a school in a school district for school security purposes, including alarms and silent security systems. Security project shall not include routine maintenance.
"Student with a disability" means as defined at N.J.A.C. 6A:14-1.3.
"Substantial completion" means that point in time for a project when all of the following have occurred, as applicable:
"Water infrastructure improvement" means the construction, reconstruction, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of water supply infrastructure in school districts for the purpose of improving water quality in school district schools.
N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:26A-1.2