N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:26-2.1 - Responsibilities of school district

(a) Following the approval of the 2005 LRFP, each school district shall amend its LRFP at least once every five years on software made available by the Department, and in accordance with the instructions for completing the software. For newly established school districts, the LRFP shall be submitted no later than one year following its formation or earlier if the school district seeks approval for a school facilities project. The LRFP shall detail the school district's school facilities, other facilities and temporary facilities and the school district's plan for meeting school facilities needs during the ensuing five years.

(b) Except as provided in N.J.A.C. 6A:26-3.1 4, no school facilities project shall be considered or approved unless the school district's LRFP has been submitted to the Department and approved by the Commissioner.

(c) Each school district shall submit its LRFP to the planning board(s) of the municipality(ies) in which the school district is situated, no later than the date the school district submits the LRFP to the Commissioner, to afford the planning board(s) the opportunity to prepare and submit findings to the school district. In the case of a regional school district, all municipalities comprising the regional school district shall be considered school districts in which the regional school district is situated for purposes of this subsection. A school district shall provide to the Division proof of the date the school district submits the LRFP to the Commissioner and to the planning board(s). The planning board(s) shall submit its findings, if any, to the Division of Administration and Finance, Office of School Facilities, PO Box 500, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0500, within 45 days of its receipt of the LRFP. No LRFP shall be considered complete until comments have been received from the planning board(s) or until 45 days have passed from the planning boards' receipt of the LRFP. If the school district or its architect receives the planning board findings, the findings shall be forwarded promptly to the Division at the above address.

(d) All school districts sending students to another school district to be educated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:38-8 et seq. shall expeditiously provide all information necessary for the receiving school district to complete its LRFP, including, but not limited to, demographic information necessary to prepare enrollment projections. Both sending and receiving school districts must submit a LRFP. If a send-receive relationship is terminated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:38-21, both the sending and receiving school district shall promptly submit an amended LRFP.

(e) If one or more member school districts withdraw from a regional school district operating pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:13-1 et seq., or the regional school district dissolves pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:13-51 et seq., all such withdrawing school districts and the regional school district, if applicable, shall submit an amended LRFP.

(f) At any time, a school district may submit an amendment to an approved LRFP for review and approval by the Commissioner.

(g) A school district's approved LRFP shall remain in effect until an amended LRFP is approved.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:26-2.1

Amended by R.2001 d.367, effective 10/1/2001.
See: 33 N.J.R. 1809(a), 33 N.J.R. 3482(a).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2004 d.214, effective 6/7/2004.
See: 36 N.J.R. 243(a), 36 N.J.R. 2733(b).
In (a), substituted "Department" for "Commissioner" throughout; in (b), inserted "the Department" following "submitted to"; in (c), substituted "Division" for "Commissioner" throughout, rewrote the third sentence and added a fifth; rewrote (g).
Amended by R.2007 d.81, effective 3/19/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 4533(a), 39 N.J.R. 899(a).
Section was "Responsibilities of district". Inserted "school" preceding "district", "districts" and "district's" throughout.
Amended by R.2013 d.145, effective 12/16/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 1026(a), 45 N.J.R. 2557(a).
Rewrote the section.