6A:23A-1.1 Purpose and scope
(a) The purpose of these rules is to assure the financial accountability of boards of education through enhanced State monitoring, oversight and authority, and to ensure that each district board of education adopts an annual budget that provides adequate resources to meet the State Constitution's mandate for a thorough and efficient system of free public schools for all children. These rules set forth the roles of the Commissioner of Education and the Executive County Superintendent in overseeing board of education budgeting and expenditures. The rules also establish mechanisms to ensure the efficient expenditure of budgeted funds in a manner consistent with a district's approved annual budget.
(b) Pursuant to these rules, the Commissioner of Education delegates to the Executive County Superintendent those powers, tasks and duties that further support efficiency of district operation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7F-43 et seq. and that complement the powers, tasks and duties set forth in N.J.S.A. 18A:7-1 et seq.
1. The rules effectuate the provisions of P.L. 2007, c. 260, P.L. 2007, c. 63, and P.L. 2008, c. 37.
2. These rules supersede the rules at N.J.A.C. 6A:10, 6A:10A and 6A:23 where the provisions of those rules are inconsistent.
Special amendment, R. 2009 d. 35, effective December 18, 2008. See: 41 N.J.R. 642(a). In (b)1, substituted a comma for "and" preceding " P.L. 2007", and inserted ", and P.L. 2008, c. 37".