{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-36b-18","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:36B-18","heading":"Evaluation of district's application.","body":"5.\tThe commissioner shall evaluate an application submitted by a proposed choice district according to the following criteria:\na.\tthe fiscal impact on the district;\nb.\tthe quality and variety of academic programs offered within the district;\nc.\tthe potential effectiveness of the student application process and of the admissions criteria utilized;\nd.\tthe impact on student population diversity in the district; and\ne.\tthe degree to which the program will promote or reduce educational quality in the choice district and the sending districts.\nL.2010, c.65, s.5.","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":"d943c0b15029f2ff7df63a6628b9fbd7e9890cb47a0b038a23946ca379354b2e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-36b-17","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-36b-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}