AR Handbook – 67 or in each of the constituent districts in the event of a dissolution, and all of their rights of tenure, seniority, pension, leave of absence and other similar benefits shall be recognized and preserved and any periods of prior employment in the regional district shall count toward the acquisition of tenure to the same extent as if all such employment had been under the withdrawing district or in any of the constituent districts in the event of a dissolution. In the event of a withdrawal, any tenured employee in a school located in the withdrawing district who desires to remain in the employ of the regional district, and whose seniority under existing tenure laws so permits, may apply for and shall be granted a transfer to a position with the regional district for which he is certified which is vacant, held by a tenured employee with less seniority or by an employee without tenure; applications for such transfers shall be made within 45 days of the date of the special school election at which the withdrawal was approved. L.1975,c.360,s.14; amended 1993,c.255,s.13. Tenure 18A:17-2 Tenure of secretaries, school business administrators, assistant secretaries, business managers, and secretarial and clerical employees a. Any secretary, assistant secretary, school business administrator or business manager of a board of education of any school district who has or shall have devoted his full time to the duties of his office and has or shall have served therein for three consecutive calendar years, and b. Any person holding any secretarial or clerical position or employment under a board of education of any school district or under any officer thereof, after 1. The expiration of a period of employment of three consecutive calendar years in the district or such shorter period as may be fixed by the board or officer employing him, or 2. Employment for three consecutive academic years, together with employment at the beginning of the next succeeding academic year, an academic year being the period between the time when school opens in the district after the general summer vacation and the beginning of the next succeeding summer vacation, and c. Any person, who has acquired, or shall hereafter acquire, tenure in any secretarial or clerical office, position or employment under the board of education of a school district and has been appointed district clerk or secretary, or shall hereafter be appointed secretary of said district, as such secretary, shall hold his office, position or employment under tenure during good behavior and efficiency and shall not be dismissed or suspended or reduced in compensation, except for neglect, misbehavior or other offense and only in the manner prescribed by subarticle B of article 2 of chapter 6 of this title. 18A:28-3 No Tenure for Noncitizens No teaching staff member shall acquire tenure unless he is, or until he shall become, a citizen of the US. 18A:28-4 Teaching Staff Members Not Certified, Not to Obtain Tenure: Exception No teaching staff member shall acquire tenure in any position in the public schools in any school district or under any board of education, who is not the holder of an appropriate certificate for such position, issued by the State Board of Examiners, in full force and effect, except that no board of education shall terminate the employment or refuse to continue the employment or reemployment of a. any school nurse appointed prior to May 9, 1947, for the reason that such nurse is not the holder of such a certificate and the State Board of Examiners shall make no rule or regulation which will affect adversely the rights of any such nurse under any certificate issued prior to said date. b. a school athletic trainer appointed prior to the effective date of P.L. 1999, c. 87 (C.18A:26-2.4 et al.) for the reason that the school athletic trainer is not the holder of a certificate, provided that the person is registered with or licensed by the NJ State Board of Medical Examiners, as applicable, as an athletic trainer. That person shall be issued the new certificate without being required to meet any additional qualifications, and any periods of employment as an athletic trainer prior to the effective date of that act shall count toward the acquisition of tenure to the same extent, as employment after the effective date of that act.
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