A section to prohibit and penalize: (i) any parent or other
person enrolling a student in the Borough of East Newark School District,
or (ii) any parent or other person enrolling a student in the Harrison
High School claiming that his or her child is a resident of East Newark,
seeking free of charge education when such student is ineligible for
free of charge education.
Upon the request of the Borough of East Newark School District
or Harrison High School District, the parent or guardian of a student
registered in the Borough of East Newark School District or the Harrison
High School District shall be required to complete documentation intended
to determine the student's eligibility to attend school in the
Borough of East Newark School District or the Harrison High School
District free of charge in accordance with N.J.S.A. Title 18A. All
residents hosting other families, with a student enrolled in the Borough
of East Newark School District or the Harrison High School District
in their residence, must register with the Borough of East Newark
School District or the Harrison High School District when such other
families no longer reside with the resident.
Any person violating the provisions of subsections
36-1.1,
36-1.2 and
36-1.3 shall upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of up to $2,000 and to the maximum lawful extent make restitution to the Borough of East Newark Board of Education. In determining the amount of restitution, the Municipal Court of the Borough of East Newark, Hudson County shall include amounts incurred by the Borough of East Newark Board of Education or Harrison High School Board of Education, including but not limited to tuition costs, investigation expenses and attorneys' fees.
Restitution ordered by the Municipal Court of the Borough of
East Newark, Hudson County, shall be paid to the Borough of East Newark
Board of Education or the Harrison High School Board of Education
within 30 days of such an order being final and not subject to further
appeal. Unpaid restitution and fines may, upon the petition of the
Borough of East Newark Board of Education or the Harrison High School
Board of Education to the Municipal Court of the Borough of East Newark,
be converted into liens against the properties of the offending parties.