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Charter School Regulations

The Charter School Program Act of 1995 (P.L. 1995 c. 426, N.J.S.A. 18A:36A), effective January 11, 1996, authorizes the Commissioner of Education to establish a charter school program. This act may be read in its entirety at the following link:

The New Jersey Administrative Code, Charter Schools (N.J.A.C. 6A:11) provides the regulations to implement the Charter School Program Act of 1995. The act and the regulations are critical documents needed for developing and submitting an application to open a charter school. The Administrative Code may be accessed below:

Further details, including a description of financial operations as defined in the Charter School Program Act of 1995 and the Administrative Code may be found in the New Jersey Charter School Application.

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