Bd. of Ed. of Tp. of Neptune v. NEPTUNE TP. ED. ASSOC.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

GARIBALDI, J.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether, after the expiration of a three-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA), N.J.S.A 18A:29-4.1 prohibits a board of education from paying to its teaching staff salary increments set forth in the expired CBA.

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On September 14, 1988, the Neptune Board of Education (the Board) entered into a three-year contract, effective July 1, 1988 and ending June 80,1991, with the Neptune Education Association (NEA). Similar three-year agreements were reached with the Neptune Principals Association (NPA) and the…