Chapter 53 - MANUAL OF STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN'S SHELTER FACILITIES AND SHELTER HOMES

  1. Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§ 3A:53-1.1 to 3A:53-1.7)
  2. Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§ 3A:53-2.1 to 3A:53-2.5)
  3. Subchapter 3 - STAFF REQUIREMENTS (§ 3A:53-3.1 to 3A:53-3.11)
  4. Subchapter 4 - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (§ 3A:53-4.1 to 3A:53-4.16)
  5. Subchapter 5 - PHYSICAL FACILITY AND LIFE-SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (§ 3A:53-5.1 to 3A:53-5.5)
  6. Subchapter 6 - TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS (§ 3A:53-6.1 to 3A:53-6.6)

Notes

CHAPTER SOURCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE:
R.2023 d.105, effective August 11, 2023.
See: 55 N.J.R. 625(a), 55 N.J.R. 1873(a).
CHAPTER HISTORICAL NOTE:
Chapter 124, Standard for Shelters Accepting Juveniles Awaiting Court Disposition, was adopted as R.1974 d.45, effective February 28, 1974. See: 6 N.J.R. 116(c).
Chapter 124, Standard for Shelters Accepting Juveniles Awaiting Court Disposition, was amended by R.1975 d.219, effective July 30, 1975. See: 7 N.J.R. 265(a), 7 N.J.R. 419(b).
Chapter 130 of Title 10, Manual of Standards for Children's Shelters, was adopted as R.1980 d.446, effective March 1, 1981. See: 12 N.J.R. 39(b), 12 N.J.R. 664(a). Chapter 130, Title 10 was recodified as a portion of Chapter 124 by R.1982 d.222, effective July 19, 1982 (operative September 1, 1982). See: 14 N.J.R. 125(a), 14 N.J.R. 761(a). Pursuant to Executive Order 66(1978), Chapter 124, Standard for Shelters Accepting Juveniles Awaiting Court Disposition, expired on July 19, 1987.
Chapter 124, Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Homes, was adopted as new rules R.1987 d.504, effective December 7, 1987. See: 19 N.J.R. 1394(a), 19 N.J.R. 2300(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 124, Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Homes, was readopted as R.1992 d.485, effective November 4, 1992. See: 24 N.J.R. 3089(a), 24 N.J.R. 4387(a). Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 124, Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Homes, expired on November 4, 1997.
Chapter 124, Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Homes, was adopted as new rules by R.1997 d.518, effective December 1, 1997. See: 29 N.J.R. 3587(a), 29 N.J.R. 5065(a).
Chapter 124, Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Homes, was readopted as R.2003 d.196, effective April 21, 2003. See: 34 N.J.R. 4309(a), 35 N.J.R. 2181(a).
Chapter 124, Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Homes, was readopted as R.2008 d.299, effective September 12, 2008. See: 40 N.J.R. 2195(a), 40 N.J.R. 5808(b).
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1b, Chapter 124, Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Homes, was scheduled to expire on September 12, 2015. See: 43 N.J.R. 1203(a).
Chapter 124, Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Homes, was readopted as R.2016 d.033, effective March 10, 2016. As a part of R.2016 d.033, Chapter 124 was renamed Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Shelter Homes, effective April 18, 2016. See: 47 N.J.R. 2613(a), 47 N.J.R. 2695(a), 48 N.J.R. 649(a).
Chapter 53, Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Shelter Homes, was recodified from N.J.A.C. 10:124, Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Shelter Homes, by administrative change, effective January 3, 2017. As part of the recodification, attendant technical changes were made to the rule text concerning cross-references, agency names, addresses, etc. See: 49 N.J.R. 98(a).
Chapter 53, Manual of Standards for Children's Shelter Facilities and Shelter Homes, was readopted by R.2023 d.105, effective 8/11/2023. See: Source and Effective Date.

CHAPTER AUTHORITY:

N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-20 et seq., 2A:4A-37, 9:3A-7.g, 9:3A-9, 30:1-14 and 15, and 30:4C-4(d).

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