{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-35-19.2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:35-19.2","heading":"Appeal of placement decision","body":"If any parent or teaching staff member disagrees with the decision either that a pupil exit from or remain in the district's bilingual education program, the parent or teaching staff member may appeal this decision.  After exhausting a local appeal process, any parent or guardian who is not satisfied with the district's explanation for its decision shall have the right to a hearing as a contested case before the Commissioner of Education or his designee.  The final decision on a child's placement shall be based on the best interests of the child in accordance with the assessment criteria set forth in section 1 of this amendatory and supplementary act.  An appeal under this provision shall be heard and decided by the commissioner or his designee on an expedited basis.\nL.1991,c.12,s.2.","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":"12a50e036b1c2dcd31f76ce7e7b286d75b2de984dfd14b6ecbcc980cfc7dce15","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-35-19.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-35-19.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}