In the Matter of Kristen Figueroa, Board of Education of the Township of Lawrence, Cumberland County, 6/24/2020, (#131-20SEC)

131-20SEC
SEC Dkt. No. T22-19 (https://www.state.nj.us/education/legal/ethics/training/2020/T22-19.pdf)
Agency Dkt. No. 107-5/20
New Jersey Commissioner of Education
Final Decision
In the Matter of Kristen Figueroa,
Board of Education of the Township of
Lawrence, Cumberland County.
The Commissioner has reviewed the record of this matter and the decision of the
School Ethics Commission (Commission), finding that respondent violated the School Ethics Act for failure
to timely complete school board member training in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:12-33 and
N.J.A.C. 6A:28-4.1. 	The 	Commission’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 Commission advises
that respondent ultimately completed the training after the issuance of its April 21, 2020 Order to Show
Cause. 	Respondent has neither filed exceptions to the recommended penalty nor instituted an appeal,
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:4-1 et seq., of the Commission’s underlying finding of violation.
Upon review, the Commissioner concurs with the penalty recommended by the
Commission for respondent’s failure to timely honor an obligation placed upon board members by law.
Additionally, respondent is admonished for causing the unnecessary expenditure of administrative and
adjudicative resources at both State and local levels.
Accordingly, respondent is hereby reprimanded as a school official found to have violated
the School Ethics Act.
IT IS SO ORDERED.*
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Date of Decision: 6/24/2020
Date of Mailing: 	6/25/2020
* This decision may be appealed to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to P.L. 2008, c. 36. (N.J.S.A. 18A:6-9.1)