18A:24-17. Supplemental debt statement; preparation with respect to various municipalities; filing

Upon request by the secretary of the board of education, the chief financial officer of each municipality comprising a school district shall prepare a supplemental debt statement with respect to authorization of school bonds by ordinance or proposal as follows:

a. With respect to a municipality comprising a Type I district, the statement shall be prepared as of the date of introduction of the ordinance authorizing the bonds for school purposes. Copies of such statement shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the municipality and in the office of the secretary of the board of education prior to introduction of the ordinance, and a copy of such statement shall be filed in the office of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs prior to final adoption of the ordinance.

b. With respect to each municipality comprising a Type II district having a board of school estimate, the statement shall be prepared as of the date the board of education adopts the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds pursuant to section 18A:24-12 a. or, if the bonds are to be authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 18A:24-21 or section 18A:24-23, as of the date the board of education adopts a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds and providing for the submission of said resolution to the legally qualified voters of the school district. Copies of such supplemental debt statement shall be filed in the office of the clerk of each such municipality and in the office of the secretary of the board of education prior to the adoption of the resolutions referred to above and a copy of such statement shall be filed in the office of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs as of the date of the adoption of the resolution authorizing the bonds.

c. With respect to Type II districts without a board of school estimate, supplemental debt statements shall be prepared as of the date the board of education by resolution approves and adopts the proposal or proposals to be submitted to the legal voters of the district. Copies of such statement shall be filed in the office of the clerk of each municipality comprising the school district and in the office of the secretary of the board of education prior to the adoption of the resolution. Copies of such debt statement shall be filed in the office of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs prior to the date of the election at which the proposal or proposals are submitted to the voters.

L.1967, c.271; amended by L.1978, c. 71, s. 2, eff. July 7, 1978.