Bill Text: NJ A879 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires charter schools to disclose on website and recruitment materials certain information regarding staff certifications.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-27 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee [A879 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2016-A879-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2016 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ELIZABETH MAHER MUOIO
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Requires charter schools to disclose on website and recruitment materials certain information regarding staff certifications.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning charter school staff members and supplementing P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A charter school shall post on its website, and include on its registration form and all promotional materials designed to recruit students, information regarding whether the school employs teaching staff members and professional support staff who do not meet the certification requirements for employment in the State's traditional public schools.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
State Board of Education regulations prescribe certification requirements for teachers and other professional staff in public schools. The State board's regulations at N.J.A.C.6A:9B-10.19 outline the requirements that a candidate must meet to qualify for a charter school certificate of eligibility, a provisional certificate, or a standard instructional certificate. These regulations apply only to employment as a teacher in a charter school and are less rigorous than the certification requirements necessary for employment as a teacher in a traditional public school.
This bill would require charter schools to post on their websites, and include on their registration forms and promotional materials designed to recruit students, information regarding whether the school employs teaching staff members and professional support staff who do not meet the certification requirements for employment in the State's traditional public schools. This is critical information that should be available to parents as they evaluate the educational and experience qualifications of the staff to whom they will entrust the education of their children.
