0131. 	BYLAWS, POLICIES, AND REGULATIONS
The Board of Education shall exercise its rule-making power by adopting, revising, and abolishing bylaws, policies, and regulations for the organization and operation of the school district. 
“Regulations” for the purpose of this Bylaw are only those regulations that are required to be adopted by the Board.
Adoption, Amendment, and Abolishment
Bylaws, policies, and regulations may be adopted and revised at any meeting of the Board, provided the proposed adoption or revision has been approved by the Board at a previous meeting of the Board. 
Bylaws, policies, or regulations may be abolished at any meeting of the Board without the proposed abolishing of the proposed bylaw, policy, or regulation being approved by the Board at a previous meeting of the Board.
The Board shall, at its organization meeting or annually at a meeting of the Board and by a majority vote of those present and voting, readopt existing bylaws, policies, and regulations without prior notice.
The Board may, under emergency circumstances, suspend the operation of a bylaw, policy, or regulation and adopt, revise, or abolish a bylaw, policy, or regulation without prior notice.  The emergency adoption, revision, or abolishment of a bylaw, policy, or regulation shall terminate at the next meeting of the Board or at such earlier date as may be specified by the Board unless further acted upon by the Board in accordance with this Bylaw.
The adoption, revision, abolishment, or suspension of a bylaw, policy, or regulation shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board.  Any bylaw, policy, or regulation or part of a bylaw, policy, or regulation that is superseded by a term in a negotiated agreement or by a subsequently adopted bylaw, policy, or regulation shall no longer be in force and effect as a bylaw, policy, or regulation and shall be abolished by the Board in accordance with this Bylaw. 
Promulgation and Distribution
The manual of bylaws, policies, and regulations shall be maintained.  A copy of the manual of bylaws, policies, and regulations shall be available and accessible to each Board member, the Superintendent, the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary, the Board Attorney, each Building Principal, and other individuals designated by the Superintendent.
The Superintendent shall institute a plan for the orderly promulgation of policies to staff members who are affected by them and shall provide staff members with access to an up-to-date manual of Board bylaws, policies, and regulations.
The manual of bylaws, policies, and regulations shall be considered a public record open to inspection in the office of the Superintendent.  The manual retained by the Superintendent shall be considered the master copy.
Consideration of Bylaws, Policies, and Regulations
Bylaws, policies, and regulations will be considered for adoption by the Board in accordance with the following procedure:
1.     	A recommendation for a new or revised bylaw, policy, 		or regulation shall be recommended to the Board and/or 		Superintendent;
 
2.     	A recommendation for a new or revised bylaw, policy, or 		regulation may be referred, at the discretion 	of the Board 		President and as appropriate to the subject, to the 			Superintendent, a Board committee, or a public advisory 		committee for study and formulation of a recommendation 		to the Board.  Any study of a new or 	revised recommended 	bylaw, policy, or regulation will consider whether the 		matter is adequately addressed in existing Board bylaw, 		policy, or regulation;
 
3.     	If a recommendation for a new or revised bylaw, policy, 		or regulation results from referral for study, a proposed 		draft will be referred to the Superintendent and at the 		discretion of the Board President and as appropriate to 		the subject, to a Board committee;
 	4.    	All proposed new and revised bylaws, policies, and 				regulations shall be submitted to the Superintendent.  			The Superintendent or designee will review all new and 			revised draft bylaws, policies, and regulations prior to 			the Board receiving a draft of new or revised bylaws, 			policies, or regulations for Board consideration;
5.   	The proposed draft bylaw, policy, or regulation approved 		by the Board on first reading, will be submitted for 			adoption at a succeeding meeting of the Board.  Revisions 		in the draft may be made at any meeting prior to adoption 		by a simple majority vote of the Board.  A revision at 		any succeeding meeting that alters the substantive meaning 		of the draft will constitute a new first reading, and the draft 		must be presented for adoption at a succeeding Board 		meeting.  A change that is merely editorial may be 			followed by a vote to adopt the new or revised bylaw, 		policy, or regulation on second reading.
 N.J.S.A. 18A:11-1

Date Adopted:  	November 17, 2008
Date Revised:	April 28, 2020, July 27, 2021