N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:28-3.1

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

Section 6A:28-3.1 - Procedures for filing of disclosure statements

(a) On or before April 30 of each year, or as otherwise provided in this chapter, all returning school officials who filed disclosure statements in the same school district, charter school, or renaissance school project, in the previous year, shall electronically file disclosure statements that are complete and accurate.

1. School officials shall complete their disclosure statements based upon financial information from the preceding calendar year.

2. Responses on the disclosure statements shall initially be reviewed by the board secretaries, or the charter school or renaissance school project designees, and then will be approved by the executive county superintendent or the Commission's staff.

(b) All disclosure statements filed in accordance with the Act and this chapter shall be public records, and will be available on the Commission's website.

(c) New board members in Type I school districts appointed to take office, or appointed to fill vacancies, shall electronically file the disclosure statements within 30 days of being sworn in. The board secretaries shall add the names of these school officials to the list of school officials once they are sworn in.

(d) New board members in Type II school districts elected to their positions in a school election, or appointed to fill vacancies, shall electronically file the required disclosure statements within 30 days of being sworn in. The board secretaries shall add the names of these school officials to the list of school officials once they are sworn in.

(e) Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:12-23.1, 18A:36A-1 et seq., and 18A:36C-1 et seq., trustees shall electronically file the required disclosure statements within 30 days after the granting of the charter or establishment of the renaissance school project. Thereafter, any newly appointed trustee shall electronically file disclosure statements within 30 days of being sworn in. The charter school or renaissance school project designees shall add the names of the new trustees to the list of school officials once they have been sworn in.

(f) New administrators appointed to fill vacancies after the April 30 filing date shall electronically file the required disclosure statements within 30 days of the first date of their employment. The board secretaries and the charter school and renaissance school project designees shall add the names of the new administrators to the list of school officials once they have begun employment.

(g) New officers and employees of the New Jersey School Boards Association who must comply with N.J.S.A. 18A:12-25 and 18A:12-26, shall electronically file their disclosure statements within 30 days of the first date of their employment. The New Jersey School Boards Association shall designate a current employee of its organization to ensure and fulfill the organization's statutory and regulatory obligations to the Commission.

(h) Each school official shall have an affirmative responsibility to confirm with the board secretary, or the charter school or renaissance school project designee, that the school official's name has been added to the list of school officials within the time period set forth in this section, and that the school official's name continues to appear on the list of school officials for as long as the individual remains a school official.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:28-3.1

Amended by R.1999 d.342, effective 10/4/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 1662(a), 31 N.J.R. 2917(a).
In ( l), updated references.
Amended by R.2000 d.139, effective 4/3/2000.
See: 31 N.J.R. 4166(a), 32 N.J.R. 1189(a).
Rewrote the section.
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 6A:28-1.5(a) and amended by R.2004 d.378, effective 10/4/2004.
See: 36 N.J.R. 2285(a), 36 N.J.R. 4453(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2009 d.163, effective 5/18/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 26(a), 41 N.J.R. 699(a), 41 N.J.R. 2095(a).
In (a), inserted "executive" twice and inserted "their local board secretaries or charter school designees who shall file the original disclosure statements with"; in (b), deleted the former first sentence and added the last sentence; and in (f), substituted "statements" for "forms".

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 359(b), effective 3/6/2023