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N.J. Stat. § 18A:27-4 (2026)

Power of boards of education to make rules governing employment of teacher, etc.; employment thereunder

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Each board of education may make rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this title, governing the employment, terms and tenure of employment, promotion and dismissal, and salaries and time and mode of payment thereof of teaching staff members for the district, and may from time to time change, amend or repeal the same, and the employment of any person in any such capacity and his rights and duties with respect to such employment shall be dependent upon and governed by the rules in force with reference thereto.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1977–2024 · leading case: Mozier v. Bd. of Ed. of Tp. of Cherry Hill, Etc., 450 F. Supp. 742 (D.N.J. 1977).
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Mozier v. Bd. of Ed. of Tp. of Cherry Hill, Etc., 450 F. Supp. 742 (D.N.J. 1977). “§ 18A:6-27, and thereafter to the Appellate Division of Superior Court.”
In re Morris Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 708 A.2d 762 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1998). “While recognizing that N.J.S.A 18A:27-4 authorizes boards to provide compensation in various forms, the Court held that the statute did not authorize payments for early retirement that were unrelated to years of service.”
Moshe Rozenblit v. Marcia v. Lyles (083434) (Hudson Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. 2021). · cites it 8× “18A:30-7, construed in conjunction with two related provisions of the Education Code, N.J.S.A. 18A:27-4 and N.J.S.A. 18A:11- 1(c), and with a core provision of the Employer-Employee Relations Act (EERA), N.”
Mozier v. Bd. of Educ., 450 F. Supp. 742 (D.N.J. 1977). “His decisions may be appealed to the State Board of Education, N.J.S.A. § 18A:6-27, and thereafter to the Appellate Division of Superior Court.”
O'donnell v. The Bound Brook Bd. of Educ. (D.N.J. 2024). “18A:16-1) and the power to make rules governing terms of employment (N.J.S.A. 18A:27-4 and N.J.S.A. 18A:28-5).”
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