New Jersey Statutes
N.J. Stat. § 18A:36A-1 (2026)
Short title
✓ current as of May 2026
1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Charter School Program Act of 1995."
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: In re Team Academy Charter Sch., 208 A.3d 10 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019).
In re Team Academy Charter Sch., 208 A.3d 10 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019). “The Charter School Act (the Act), N.J.S.A. 18A:36A-1 to -18, defines an initial charter term as four years.”
In Re Grant of Charter Sch. Application, 727 A.2d 15 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1999). “The most frequently expressed objection was charter schools would divert tax dollars from existing districts without any corresponding decrease in their costs.”
Porta v. Klagholz, 19 F. Supp. 2d 290 (D.N.J. 1998). “INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Charter schools in New Jersey are a recent innovation through which public money funds the availability of a public education to pupils attending specially chartered schools under the Charter School Program Act of 1995, codified at N.J.S.A.…”
In re Renewal Application of TEAM Academy Charter Sch. (083014) (Statewide) (N.J. 2021). “In the Charter School Program Act of 1995 (Charter School Act or Act), N.J.S.A. 18A:36A-1 to -18, the Legislature declared “that the establishment of a charter school program is in the best interests of the students of this State and it is therefore the public policy of the…”
Ry. Avenue Props. LLC v. Paterson CityPaterson Charter Sch. for Sci. & Tech. v. Paterson City (N.J. Tax Ct. 2018). “” PCSST is a public school operating under the New Jersey Charter School Program Act, N.J.S.A. 18A:36A-1 to -18. PCSST received its charter from the New Jersey Department of Education in 2001 however, due to challenges in finding a suitable school building, did not open its…”
Learning Cmty. Charter Sch. Vs. Bd. of Educ. of the City of Jersey City, Hudson Cnty.(Comm'r of Educ.) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2017). “The Charter School Program Act of 1995 (CSPA), N.J.S.A. 18A:36A-1 to -18, authorized the establishment of charter schools in New Jersey.”
Carol Graves Vs. State Operated Sch. Dist. of the City of Newark(Comm'r of Educ.) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2017). “In count three, petitioners claim that the "One Newark Plan" violates the Charter School Program Act of 1995 (CSPA), N.J.S.A. 18A:36A-1 to -18. Petitioners allege that under the plan, public schools would be converted to charter schools without compliance with N.”
North Brunswick Twp. Bd. of Educ. Vs. Kimberly Harrington (new Jersey Dep't of Educ.) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019). “They asserted that the Charter School Program Act of 1995, N.J.S.A. 18A:36A-1 to -18 (Charter School Act or CSPA), "requires that the districts of residence pay the charter schools for each student from their respective communities enrolled in those schools, thereby draining…”
In the Matter of the Approval of the Charter Amendment of Cent. Jersey Coll. Prep (new Jersey Dep't of Educ.) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019). “It was approved under the Charter School Program Act of 1995, N.J.S.A. 18A:36A-1 to -18 (the Charter School Act or CSPA), to serve students in grades kindergarten through eighth, with a maximum enrollment of forty- eight students per grade, and a projected total enrollment of…”
Highland Park Bd. of Educ. Vs. Kimberly Harrington (new Jersey Dep't of Educ.) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019). “In compliance with the Charter School Program Act of 1995, N.J.S.A. 18A:36A-1 to -18 (Charter School Act or 16, and Bd.”
Bd. of Educ. of the Twp. of Piscataway, Middlesex Cnty. Vs. New Jersey Dep't of Educ. (new Jersey Dep't of Educ.) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019). “PER CURIAM Appellant Board of Education of the Township of Piscataway, Middlesex County (Piscataway) appeals from the July 27, 2017 declaratory ruling of the Commissioner of Education (Commissioner), determining that pursuant to the Charter School Program Act of 1995, N.J.S.A.…”
In Re Renewal Application of Team Academy Charter Sch. in Re Renewal Application of Robert Treat Academy Charter Sch. in Re Renewal Application of North Star Academy Charter Sch. of Newark in Re Amendment Request to Increase Enrollment of Maria L. Varisco Rogers Charter Sch. in Re Amendment Request to Increase Enrollment of Univ. Heights Charter Sch. in Re Amendment Request to Increase Enrollment of Great Oaks Legacy Charter Sch. in Re Amendment Request to Increase Enrollment of New Horizons Cmty. Charter Sch. (new Jersey Dep't of Educ.) (Consol.) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019). “The Charter School Act (the Act), N.J.S.A. 18A:36A-1 to -18, defines an initial charter term as four years.”
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