§ 18A:38-1 Attendance at school free of charge
§ 18A:38-1.1 Certain students permitted to remain enrolled in current school district
§ 18A:38-1.2 Rules
§ 18A:38-1.3 Verification of eligibility for enrollment in district
§ 18A:38-2 Free attendance at school by nonresidents placed in district under court order
§ 18A:38-3 Admission for nonresident of school district; parent on active duty
§ 18A:38-3.1 Children of certain military members permitted to remain in prior school district
§ 18A:38-3.2 School district registration, member of United States armed forces, National Guard, reserves
§ 18A:38-4 Free attendance to persons over age
§ 18A:38-4.1 Issuance of notice relative to obligation to enroll resident students
§ 18A:38-5 Admission of pupils under age
§ 18A:38-5.1 No child to be excluded from school because of race, etc
§ 18A:38-6 Time of admission of pupils; first school year
§ 18A:38-7 Pupils receiving free education subject to provisions of chapter
§ 18A:38-7.7 Finding, declaration
§ 18A:38-7.8 Designated district
§ 18A:38-7.8a Enrollment schedule, exceptions
§ 18A:38-7.9 Apportionment of State aid, taxes
§ 18A:38-7.10 Findings, declarations
§ 18A:38-7.11 Definition
§ 18A:38-7.12 Multi-district federal enclave
§ 18A:38-7.13 Designation of district for pupils residing in multi-district federal enclave
§ 18A:38-7.14 Boundaries, eligibility unaltered
§ 18A:38-8 Duty to receive pupils from other districts
§ 18A:38-8.1 Representation of board of education of sending district; matters covered
§ 18A:38-8.2 Representation from sending school district to board of receiving district
§ 18A:38-8.3 Nonapplicability of act
§ 18A:38-8.4 Board of Education representation of sixth class county school district; certain
§ 18A:38-9 Attendance in adjoining district because of remoteness from school
§ 18A:38-10 Attendance outside of state
§ 18A:38-11 Designation of high school of another district for attendance by pupils
§ 18A:38-12 Allocation and apportionment of pupils among two or more high schools
§ 18A:38-13 Change in designation, allocation
§ 18A:38-13.1 5-year minimum
§ 18A:38-14 Appeal from determination of commissioner
§ 18A:38-15 Attendance at special high school courses of study in another district
§ 18A:38-16 Attendance at evening high school in another district
§ 18A:38-17 Attendance outside district for instruction beyond twelfth grade
§ 18A:38-18 High school education in another district; tuition
§ 18A:38-19 Tuition of pupils attending schools in another district
§ 18A:38-20 Additional school facilities; agreement as to tuition
§ 18A:38-21 Termination of agreement concerning tuition as to pupils
§ 18A:38-21.1 Termination of sending-receiving relationship
§ 18A:38-22 Hearing on application for termination of agreement
§ 18A:38-23 Pupils not excluded for nonpayment of tuition; withdrawal of pupils
§ 18A:38-24 Attendance of pupils at demonstration schools
§ 18A:38-25 Attendance required of children between six and 16; exceptions
§ 18A:38-25.1 “Chronically absent” students, corrective action plan
§ 18A:38-25.2 Annual review
§ 18A:38-26 Days when attendance required; exceptions
§ 18A:38-27 Truancy and juvenile delinquency defined
§ 18A:38-28 Truants; return to parents or school
§ 18A:38-29 Warning and arrest of vagrants or habitual truants
§ 18A:38-30 Assistance of sheriffs, police officers, etc
§ 18A:38-31 Failure to comply with provisions of article; fine
§ 18A:38-32 District and county vocational school attendance officers
§ 18A:38-33 Tenure of attendance officers in city districts
§ 18A:38-34 Attendance officers in counties other than counties of first class; duties; terms; salaries
§ 18A:38-35 Salaries and expenses of county attendance officers
§ 18A:38-36 Employment certificates to part-time pupils; revocation

Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 18A > Chapter 38 - Attendance At School Free of Charge

  • Academic year: means the period between the time school opens in any school district or under any board of education after the general summer vacation until the next succeeding summer vacation. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • census: means the latest Federal census effective within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County superintendent: means the County Superintendent of Schools. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Department: means the State Department of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • District: means a school district. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Employee: includes the holder of any position or employment. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Employment: includes employment in a position. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Local school district: means any school district comprising within its territorial boundaries the territory comprised in one or more municipalities, except a regional school district. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • population: when used in any statute, shall be taken to mean the population as shown by the latest Federal census effective within this State, and shall be construed as synonymous with "inhabitants. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Private school: means a school, under college grade, which does not derive its support entirely or in part from public funds. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Public school: means a school, under college grade, which derives its support entirely or in part from public funds. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Residence: means domicile, unless a temporary residence is indicated. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State board: means the State Board of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • sworn: includes "affirmed. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Teaching staff member: means a member of the professional staff of any district or regional board of education, or any board of education of a county vocational school, holding office, position or employment of such character that the qualifications, for such office, position or employment, require him to hold a valid and effective standard, provisional or emergency certificate, appropriate to his office, position or employment, issued by the State Board of Examiners and includes a school nurse and a school athletic trainer. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1