BOARD OF EDUC. v. MAYOR & COUNCIL


116 N.J. 305 (1989)

561 A.2d 589

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF DEPTFORD, APPELLANT, v. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF DEPTFORD, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond J. Zane argued the cause for appellant (Zane, Lozuke & Parsons, attorneys).

Eugene J. McCaffrey, Jr., argued the cause for respondent (Albertson, Ward & McCaffrey, attorneys).

Alfred E. Ramey, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause on behalf of State Board of Education (Donald R. Belsole, Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

Michael F. Kaelber submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey School Boards Association (Russell Weiss, Jr., General Counsel, attorney).

Margaret C. Murphy submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey Association of School Administrators.


The opinion of the Court was delivered by HANDLER, J.

This case impels us to define more clearly the regulatory framework within which local boards of education and municipal governing bodies must exercise their respective responsibilities for developing and adopting an educational budget for the public schools. This process also directly implicates the role of the Commissioner and State Board of Education in effectuating local school budgets, including the standards...

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