2013 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 18A - EDUCATION
Section 18A:36C-3 - Definitions relative to the "Urban Hope Act."

18A:36C-3 Definitions relative to the "Urban Hope Act."

3.As used in this act:

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Education.

"Failing district" means: in accordance with data from the Statewide assessment reports issued by the Department of Education (1) in the case of a school district located in a city of the first class, a school district in which at least 40% of the students scored in the partially proficient range in the language arts and mathematics sections of each State assessment administered in the 2009-2010 school year; and (2) in the case of a school district located in a city of the second class, a school district in which at least 45% of the students scored in the partially proficient range in the language arts and mathematics sections of each State assessment administered in the 2009-2010 school year.

"Per pupil expenditure" means the sum of the budget year equalization aid per pupil, budget year adjustment aid per pupil, and the prebudget year general fund tax levy per pupil inflated by the CPI rate most recent to the calculation.

"School facility" means and includes any structure, building, or facility used wholly or in part for educational purposes by the students of a school district.

"Renaissance school district" is a failing district in which renaissance school projects shall be established.

"Renaissance school project" means a newly-constructed school, or group of schools in a common campus setting, that provides an educational program for students enrolled in grades K through 12 or in a grade range less than K through 12, that is agreed to by the school district, and is operated and managed by a nonprofit entity in a renaissance school district.

L.2011, c.176, s.3.