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$2,000,000.01 to $5,000,000.00 $125,000 plus one percent of all over $2,000,000
$5,000,000.01 to $10,000,000.00 $155,000 plus 1/2 percent of all over $5,000,000
$10,000,000.01 and upwards $180,000 plus 1/4 percent of all over $10,000,000
(b) A district board of education or charter school board of trustees, in fixing such minimum
bond, shall round to the nearest $1,000.
(c) A district board of education and charter school board of trustees shall ensure that the
independent school auditor verifies the adequacy of the treasurer's surety bond, which is
required by N.J.S.A. 18A:17-32, and includes appropriate comment and a
recommendation, if needed, in the annual school audit report.
6A:23A-16.5 Supplies and equipment
(a) Criteria to distinguish between supplies and equipment for accounting purposes as
prescribed by GAAP pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.1 and contained in the Financial
Accounting for Local and State School Systems, which is established by the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and further specified in the New Jersey
Department of Education's Uniform Minimum Chart of Accounts for New Jersey Public
Schools, is incorporated by reference herein, as amended and supplemented, and on file
and may be reviewed at the Office of Administrative Law, Quakerbridge Plaza, Building
9, PO Box 049, Trenton, New Jersey and the Department of Education, PO Box 500,
Trenton, New Jersey.
(b) For the purpose of this section, "food supplies" includes only those supplies that are to be
eaten or drunk and those substances that may enter into the composition of a food in the
operation of a school cafeteria or in a home economics class.
(c) Whenever any district board of education or charter school board of trustees elects to
purchase food supplies pursuant to this section, it shall adopt a policy stating what food
supplies will be purchased without advertising for bids, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-5,