New Jersey Association for Educational Technology

You can register for this NJAET Conference by going to https://www.regonline.com/NJAET2009.

REVISED REGULATIONS FOR ATTENDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
Board Approval May Not Be Needed

Thank you to the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association for their legal alert concerning the improvement of accountability regulations. Of particular importance to educators wishing to attend conferences and workshops is the regulation concerning board approval.

Improved Definition of "Regular School District Business Travel" - The final regulations permit boards to adopt policies which allow for regular business travel without prior board approval. Regular business travel now includes in-state professional development programs that cost $150 or less per person per program [emphasis added]. The regulations also provide that the $150 amount may be adjusted in future years for inflation. In the earlier draft, regular business travel had been limited to $100 per event, with no adjustment for inflation. See N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-1.2.

Commissioner of Education Lucille Davy issued the final revised accountability regulations, which contain a number of improvements over previous versions, on November 17, 2008. Download the full PSA Legal Alert to see a brief summary of the improvements made in the final regulations.

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