Bill Text: NJ A1997 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requires DOE to partner with nonprofit organization to establish central registry of individuals and organizations interested in providing supplemental tutoring support to students.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-3)
Status: (Passed) 2026-01-12 - Approved P.L.2025, c.227. [A1997 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-A1997-Amended.html
ASSEMBLY, No. 1997
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
Assemblywoman LINDA S. CARTER
District 22 (Somerset and Union)
Assemblyman MICHAEL VENEZIA
District 34 (Essex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen Reynolds-Jackson, Quijano, Assemblymen Stanley, Freiman, Assemblywomen Matsikoudis, Lampitt, Assemblyman Karabinchak, Assemblywoman Lopez, Assemblyman Sampson, Assemblywoman Flynn, Assemblyman Rodriguez and Assemblywoman Fantasia
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOE to partner with nonprofit organization to establish central registry of individuals and organizations interested in providing supplemental tutoring support to students.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Education Committee on June 5, 2025, with amendments.
An Act concerning student learning support and supplementing chapter 36 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Department of Education shall 1partner with a nonprofit organization to1 establish and maintain a central, searchable registry of individuals and organizations interested in offering free tutoring services to students throughout the State. The registry shall contain information provided by each registrant including, but not limited to, the registrant's name, contact information, subject matter expertise, and a tutoring availability schedule. The department shall make the registry publicly available on its Internet website.
b. The following individuals and organizations may apply to the 1[department] nonprofit organization1 for inclusion on the registry established pursuant to subsection a. of this section:
(1) A teacher who holds a New Jersey provisional or standard instructional certificate;
(2) A retired New Jersey teacher who was in good standing at the time of retirement;
(3) A student enrolled in a two- or four-year institution of higher education in the State;
(4) An industry professional with relevant subject matter expertise;
(5) An organization with relevant subject matter expertise; and
(6) Any other person or organization the department deems appropriate.
c. 1[No] A1 registrant shall 1not1 charge or receive any fee for services provided in connection with the central registry established pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
d. (1) An individual applying for inclusion on the registry pursuant to subsection b. of this section, except an individual included in paragraph (1) of subsection b. of this section who has undergone a prior criminal history record check as required by law, shall undergo a criminal history record check pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1986, c.116 (C.18A:6-7.1 et seq.) and shall not be included on the registry established pursuant to subsection a. of this section prior to completion of the criminal history record check.
(2) An organization applying for inclusion on the registry shall submit a statement of assurances to the 1[department] nonprofit organization1 affirming that an individual providing tutoring services on behalf of, or as a representative of, the organization has undergone a criminal history record check pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this 1[section] subsection1. 1[An organization that willfully provides false information under the provisions of this paragraph shall be fined not more than $500.]1
(3) The department may reimburse an individual for the cost of the criminal history check required pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.
e. The 1[department shall include on the]1 registry 1shall include1 a disclaimer stating that the information regarding individuals and organizations on the registry has not been independently verified and is not meant to be an endorsement or recommendation by the department as to the quality of the tutoring services offered.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
