18A:18A-11 Joint purchases by districts, municipalities, counties; authority.
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a. The boards of education of two or more districts may provide jointly by agreement for the provision and performance of goods and services for their respective districts, or one or more boards of education may provide for such provision or performance of goods or services by joint agreement with the governing body of any municipality or county.
Any joint purchasing agreement between the boards of education of two or more school districts may include, as additional participating bodies, nonpublic schools located within the municipalities that comprise those school districts.
b. As used in this section, "nonpublic school" means an elementary or secondary school within the State, other than a public school, offering education for grades kindergarten through 12, or any combination of them, wherein any child may legally fulfill compulsory school attendance requirements and which complies with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pub.L.88-352 (42 U.S.C. s.2000d et seq.).
amended 1999, c.440, s.59; 2013, c.262.