6A:28-10.12 Sanction
(a) If a violation of the Act is found, the Commission may recommend to the Commissioner the reprimand, censure, suspension, or removal of the school official. The recommendation of any of the foregoing sanctions shall require a vote of the majority of the full membership of the Commission. The Commission may decline to issue a penalty for violations that it finds by a majority vote are de minimis.
(b) Within 13 days from the date the Commission's decision is forwarded to the Commissioner, any party may file written exceptions regarding the recommended penalty to the Commissioner. For the purposes of this section, the forwarding date shall be the mailing date to the parties.
(c) The Commissioner shall act upon the Commission's recommendation regarding the sanction pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:12-29(c). Such review shall proceed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:4 and the requirements of the OAL as set forth in N.J.A.C. 1:6C-18.4.
(d) If the Commissioner imposes a penalty of censure, suspension or removal, the Commission shall adopt a Resolution at its next meeting following the imposition of the sanction by the Commissioner and shall direct that the Resolution be read at the next regularly scheduled public meeting of the district board of education or charter school board of trustees following its adoption by the Commission and posted for a period of not less than 30 days in such places as the board posts its public notices.