{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-12-3","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:12-3","heading":"Cessation of membership.","body":"Whenever a member of a local or regional board of education shall cease to be a bona fide resident of the district, or of any constituent district of a consolidated or regional district which he represents, or shall become mayor or a member of the governing body of a municipality, his membership in the board shall immediately cease; and, any member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the board without good cause may be removed by it.  Whenever a member of a county special service school district or a member of a county vocational school district shall cease to be a bona fide resident of the district, or shall hold office as a member of the governing body of a county, his membership on the board shall immediately cease.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.2C:51-1 or any other law to the contrary, whenever a member of a board of education is disqualified as a voter pursuant to R.S.19:4-1, or is convicted of a crime or offense listed in N.J.S.18A:12-1, his membership on the board shall immediately cease.\namended 1981, c.23, s.2; 1987, c.328, s.3; 2011, c.72, s.4.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"5534947444b2c71963d31f7d095f270d9acd0c491f85dd74be311845006fe16e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-12-2.2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-12-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}