Bill Text: NJ A1722 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires appointed board of education members and candidates for an elected board to reveal criminal convictions prior to assuming or running for office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-10 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly State Government Committee [A1722 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A1722-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JERRY GREEN
District 22 (Middlesex, Somerset and Union)
Assemblyman ALBERT COUTINHO
District 29 (Essex)
SYNOPSIS
Requires appointed board of education members and candidates for an elected board to reveal criminal convictions prior to assuming or running for office.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act requiring appointed board of education members and candidates for an elected board to reveal any criminal convictions and supplementing chapter 12 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A member of a board of education in a Type I school district shall reveal any record of conviction for a criminal offense prior to the commencement of his term of office by filing a notice with the board that states the criminal conviction. The notice of conviction shall be filed in such form as determined by the Commissioner of Education.
b. The notice of conviction required pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be required upon the initial appointment to the board of education. A notice shall also be required upon re-appointment if the board member has been convicted of any criminal offense since the time of his initial appointment to the board.
c. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to immediate removal by the Commissioner of Education from the board of education.
2. a. A candidate for election to a board of education in a Type II school district shall reveal any record of conviction for a criminal offense by filing a notice with the board that states the criminal conviction. The notice of conviction shall be filed by the deadline for the filing of a petition of nomination pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1995, c.278 (C.19:60-7) and shall be in such form as determined by the Commissioner of Education.
b. The notice of conviction required pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be required prior to initial candidacy for a position on a board of education. A notice shall also be required prior to any subsequent candidacy if the candidate has been convicted of any criminal offense since the time of his initial candidacy for a position on a board of education.
c. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to immediate removal by the Commissioner of Education from the board of education.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires appointed board of education members and candidates for an elected board to reveal any criminal convictions prior to assuming or running for office. Appointed board of education members would be required to reveal any record of conviction for a criminal offense prior to the commencement of their term in office by filing a notice with the board that states the criminal conviction. Candidates for an elected board must reveal any record of criminal conviction by filing a notice with the board that states the criminal conviction by the deadline for the filing of a petition of nomination. A notice of conviction is also required upon re-appointment, or the filing of a petition of nomination for re-election, if the board member has been convicted of any criminal offense since the time of his initial appointment or election to the board. The notice of conviction for both Type I and Type II school districts is to be filed in such form as determined by the Commissioner of Education.
