N.J. Stat. tit. 18A, ch. 61

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 18A:61-1 Purpose; name; free tuition

A school shall be maintained for the purpose of training and educating deaf children. The name and title of the school shall be the "Marie H. Katzenbach school for the deaf." Tuition therein shall be free. L.1967, c.271.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:61-2 Supervision by commissioner

The commissioner, subject to the approval of the State board, shall: a. Have the control and care of the buildings and grounds owned and used by the State for the school for the deaf; b. Appoint and remove a superintendent, teachers and other employees, and fix the compensation of those whose compensation is not fixed by statute or otherwise determinable by authority of law: c. Provide furniture, textbooks, school apparatus and other supplies; d. Make rules for the government and management of the school and the admission of pupils thereto; and e. Provide, by contract or otherwise, all necessary transportation for pupils maintained at the school. L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1973, c. 311, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1973.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:61-2.1 Advisory board

The State Board of Education with the approval of the Governor shall appoint biannually an advisory board to the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf which shall consist of not less than seven nor more than 15 members representative of professional and lay interests. The advisory board shall advise the superintendent of the school in planning, implementing and evaluating the educational program of the school. L.1981, c. 313, s. 1, eff. Dec. 3, 1981.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:61-3 Persons admitted

Deaf persons of suitable age and capacity for instruction, who are legal residents of this state and not over 21 years of age, shall be entitled to the privileges of the school for the time, not exceeding 14 years, the state board shall determine, unless more persons apply for admission at one time than be properly accommodated, in which case the board shall so apportion the number received that each county is represented therein in the ratio of its deaf population to the total deaf population of the state. L.1967, c.271.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:61-4 Application for admission

18A:61-4. Application for admission shall be made to the State board by a parent, guardian or friend of a proposed pupil in the manner directed by the board. The board shall require that the application be accompanied by a certificate from a judge of the Superior Court or the county clerk of the county, a chosen freeholder or clerk of the township, the mayor or other executive officer of the municipality in which the applicant shall reside, stating: a. That the applicant is a legal resident of the municipality claimed as his residence; b. The age, circumstances and capacity of the proposed pupil; and c. The ability or inability of the proposed pupil or his parent or guardian to pay any part of the expense of his care and maintenance. L.1967, c.271; amended 1991,c.91,s.238.

N.J. Stat. § 18A:61-5 Expense of maintaining pupil

Whenever the board is satisfied that the resources of a person applying for admission to the school or who is a pupil thereat, or those of his parent or guardian, are sufficient to defray either the whole or a part of the expense of maintenance of the pupil, the board may require the parent or guardian to pay either the whole or such portion thereof as it shall deem just and equitable. L.1967, c.271

N.J. Stat. § 18A:61-6 Certain students enrolled in Marie H. Katzenbach school for the deaf permitted to operate State vehicles for driver education.

1. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a student enrolled in the Marie H. Katzenbach school for the deaf may operate a State vehicle for purposes of behind-the-wheel instruction as part of the school's regular curriculum driver education course. b. A student enrolled in the school shall be deemed a "public employee" or "State employee" for purposes of the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., when operating a State vehicle for purposes of behind-the-wheel instruction as part of the school's regular curriculum driver education course. L.2017, c.76, s.1.

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