In the Matter of Marcos Garciga, Cliffside Park Board of Education, Bergen County, 10/13/21, (#224-21SEC)

224-21SEC
SEC Dkt. No. T02-21
Agency Dkt. No. 142-8/21
New Jersey Commissioner of Education
Final Decision
In the Matter of Marcos Garciga,
Cliffside Park Board of Education,
Bergen County.
The Commissioner has reviewed the record of this matter and the decision of the
School Ethics Commission (SEC), finding that respondent violated the School Ethics Act for failure to
timely complete board member training in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:12-33 and N.J.A.C. 6A:28-4.1.
The SEC’s decision was forwarded to the Commissioner for final determination on the recommended
penalty pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:12-29(c). The SEC advises that respondent completed training after the
issuance of its Order to Show Cause. Respondent has neither filed exceptions to the recommended
penalty nor instituted an appeal of the SEC’s underlying finding of violation pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:4-1
et seq.
Upon review, the Commissioner concurs with the penalty recommended by the SEC for
respondent’s failure to timely honor an obligation placed upon board members by law. Accordingly,
respondent is hereby reprimanded for violating the School Ethics Act.
IT IS SO ORDERED.1
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision:
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1 This decision may be appealed to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:6-9.1.
Under N.J.Ct.R. 2:4-1(b), a notice of appeal must be filed with the Appellate Division within 45 days from the date
of mailing of this decision.
October 13, 2021
October 13, 2021