Bill Text: NJ A4525 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Permits State Board of Education to authorize alternative teaching certificate.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-05-25 - Substituted by S1553 (4R) [A4525 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2022-A4525-Amended.html
ASSEMBLY, No. 4525
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman PAMELA R. LAMPITT
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Assemblywoman SADAF F. JAFFER
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblywoman MILA M. JASEY
District 27 (Essex and Morris)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman McKnight, Assemblyman Spearman and Assemblywoman Matsikoudis
SYNOPSIS
Permits State Board of Education to authorize alternative teaching certificates.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Education Committee on February 9, 2023, with amendments.
An Act concerning teacher certification and supplementing chapter 26 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 State Board of Education shall authorize the issuance of an alternative certificate of eligibility with advanced standing to a teacher candidate who meets all other eligibility requirements for a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing, except 1for1 the requirement to achieve a minimum passing score on an appropriate State test of subject matter knowledge and all other alternative requirements or exceptions to achieving a passing score on an appropriate State test of subject matter knowledge.
b. The holder of an alternative certificate authorized pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be eligible to receive a standard certificate from the State Board of Education upon completion of four years of continuous employment as a teacher in 1[the State's public schools] a school district, charter school, renaissance school project, or an approved private school for students with disabilities1, provided that the teacher completes all applicable requirements for the standard certificate.
2. a. The State Board of Education shall authorize the issuance of an alternative certificate of eligibility to a teacher candidate who meets all other eligibility requirements to receive a certificate of eligibility, except 1for1 the requirement to achieve a minimum score on a Commissioner of Education-approved test of basic reading, writing, and mathematical skills and all other alternative basic skills requirements or exceptions; or the requirement to achieve a minimum passing score on an appropriate State test of subject matter knowledge and all other alternative requirements or exceptions to achieving a passing score on an appropriate State test of subject matter knowledge.
b. The holder of an
alternative certificate authorized pursuant to subsection a. of this section
shall be eligible to receive a standard certificate from the State Board of
Education upon completion of four years of continuous employment as a teacher
in 1[the State's
public schools]
a school district, charter school, renaissance school project, or approved
private school for students with disabilities1,
provided that the teacher completes all applicable requirements for the
standard certificate.
3. A teaching staff member issued a certificate pursuant to section 1 or 2 of this act shall not be required to meet any additional qualifications towards the acquisition of tenure other than those specified by law for all candidates for tenure. Employment accrued using an alternative certificate of eligibility or an alternative certificate of eligibility with advanced standing shall be applied in the same manner towards eligibility for tenure as employment accrued using a certificate of eligibility or certificate of eligibility with advanced standing.
4. 1[The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.),] Within 30 days after the effective date of this act, and notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the State Board of Education shall, immediately upon filing proper notice with the Office of Administrative Law, adopt rules and regulations1 necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.
5. This act shall take effect immediately.
